The Empire of Halo Nova is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by Halo Nova with an even hand, and remarkable for its frequent executions, ritual sacrifices, and parental licensing program. The compassionate, devout population of 14.729 billion Halo Novans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Environment, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Mysty. The average income tax rate is 61.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Halo Novan economy, worth a remarkable 1,396 trillion Solars a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Book Publishing, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 94,812 Solars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Every diamond ring sold is accompanied by a twenty-five page analysis and a waiver, Blueriver mercenaries routinely do the army's dirty work, political speeches always take place at sunset to a background of patriotic power ballads, and the nation's student exchange programs are something of a one way street. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Halo Nova's national animal is the Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Halo Nova is ranked 63,782^nd in the world and 3,338^th in Lazarus for Lowest Crime Rates, with 74.54 law-abiding acts per hour.