The Republic of NAS37 is a colossal, orderly nation, notable for its ban on automobiles, disturbing lack of elderly people, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 4.254 billion NAS37ians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 50.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong NAS37ian economy, worth 343 trillion Marks a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Trout Farming, and Information Technology. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 80,787 Marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Grade school teachers mark homework with red "CITATION NEEDED" stamps, politicians stage photo ops featuring barely functional fighter jets, only those who apply can study applied maths, and balaclava manufacturers are held criminally culpable for bank heists. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. NAS37's national animal is the Eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

NAS37 is ranked 15,297^th in the world and 1^st in The Ninth Army for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 7,193.47 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.