The Republic of Moon Says Nice is a colossal, cultured nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, avant-garde cinema, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, hard-working population of 2.783 billion Moon Says Niceans 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Welfare, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 29.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Moon Says Nicean economy, worth 127 trillion francs a year, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Arms Manufacturing, and Information Technology. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 45,935 francs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Invasive drug testing is now performed at elementary school sports days, lobbyists are trying to convince government to recategorize most natural disasters as "non-critical naturogenic inconveniences", buses are widely regarded as the safest way to travel, and one tree's worth of paperwork accompanies each imported log of timber. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Moon Says Nice's national animal is the leopard, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Moon Says Nice is ranked 143,286^th in the world and 7,712^th in Balder for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 468.39 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.