The Site-Wide News Feed of NationStates Times is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by Editor-in-Chief with an even hand, and notable for its burgeoning News Hawk population. The hard-working, democratic population of 3.46 billion NationStates Timesians 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Newsroom. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.2%.

The strong NationStates Timesian economy, worth 202 trillion Special Drawing Rights a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 58,530 Special Drawing Rights, with the richest citizens earning 5.8 times as much as the poorest.

The government has declined to declare any particular religion as its 'official' one, corporate lobbying has been outlawed, anything is permissible when wearing latex gloves, and elected officials often serve for decades in a single term. Crime is relatively low. NationStates Times's national animal is the News Hawk, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities, and its national religion is Independently analysed facts.

NationStates Times is ranked 104,740^th in the world and 1^st in The NationStates Times for Fattest Citizens, with 11.12 Obesity Rate.