The Commonwealth of Novaspesia is a massive, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its pith helmet sales, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate population of 1.48 billion Novaspesians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Avalon. The average income tax rate is 53.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Novaspesian economy, worth 72.2 trillion chiefs a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Trout Farming, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 48,783 chiefs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

The government is reining in public spending, commuters travel in zigzags to avoid stalking accusations, shelters struggle to keep up with the endless intake of stray animals, and the government recently donated a surfboard to an impoverished family in a landlocked region. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Novaspesia's national animal is the sea turtle, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Novaspesia is ranked 31,074^th in the world and 497^th in Europe for Most Beautiful Environments, with 823.04 pounds of wildlife per square mile.