The Democratic States of Neascena is a mid-sized, safe nation, notable for its state-planned economy, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The devout population of 62 million Neascenans are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The enormous, moralistic, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 68.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Neascenan economy, worth 1.45 trillion pesos 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 mostly made up of the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Pizza Delivery and Soda Sales. Average income is 23,323 pesos, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The mining industry is making inroads into environmentally sensitive areas, a large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway, citizens are barcoded to keep track of their movements, and it's rare to find an unchewed pencil. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Neascena's national animal is the horse, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Neascena is ranked 193,569^th in the world and 224^th in Starlight for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 31.29 on the Bus Surprisal Index.