The Republic of Novas Arcanum is a titanic, cultured nation, ruled by the Senate with a fair hand, and remarkable for its unlimited-speed roads, absence of drug laws, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 20.431 billion Novas Arcanumians 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, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lyra. The average income tax rate is 95.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Novas Arcanumian economy, worth a remarkable 3,329 trillion denars a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 162,945 denars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Travelers are subject to extensive searches if beet stains are visible on their clothing, the military is on a massive recruiting drive in advance of an invasion of Brasilistan, tipsy fans frequently invite themselves to the board meetings of sports clubs, and shady doctors seem to have impeccable records. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Novas Arcanum's national animal is the Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Novas Arcanum is ranked 4,370^th in the world and 234^th in Balder for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 86.35 on the Kitten Softness Rating.