The Democratic Republic of Union of Noovistian is a very large, safe nation, remarkable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 161 million Noovistians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government prioritizes Education, with Industry, Healthcare, and Environment also on the agenda, while Spirituality isn't funded at all. The average income tax rate is 51.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Noovistian economy, worth 8.66 trillion STUPID Coins a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Basket Weaving, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 53,817 STUPID Coins, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government regularly publishes lengthy reports on its own excessive recordkeeping, there have been reports of people marrying housepets, museums have more touchscreens on display than artifacts, and companies flee the nation rather than pay their fair share of taxes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Union of Noovistian's national animal is the weasel, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Union of Noovistian is ranked 44,871^st in the world and 3^rd in STUPID for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 1,990.43 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.