The United Socialist States of Nam-Io is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Ong Boon Hua with a fair hand, and renowned for its ubiquitous missile silos, state-planned economy, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 905 million Nam-Ioans love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sik-lak. The average income tax rate is 91.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Nam-Ioan economy, worth 130 trillion Labor Stamps a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Trout Farming, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 144,052 Labor Stamps, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Shady doctors seem to have impeccable records, police officers often conceal their identities to safeguard against public complaints, at least 1% of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs budget goes to Ong Boon Hua's wardrobe, and cutting-edge missile systems are being retrofitted to twin-prop air force biplanes. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nam-Io's national animal is the Prole, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Nam-Io is ranked 288,149^th in the world and 390^th in The Communist Bloc for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -8.06 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.