The Protectorate of Nebulos is a mammoth, safe nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, avant-garde cinema, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 5.239 billion Nebulosians 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, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 20.4%.

The Nebulosian economy, worth 246 trillion Delta Eagles a year, is led by the Furniture Restoration industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 47,137 Delta Eagles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.7 times as much as the poorest.

APCs on school runs disgorge kids via assault ramps, crop circles are intently studied by investigators with questionable merits, the government regularly hires contractors to construct high rise apartments, and citizens need to demonstrate a complete set of dental records to throw five bucks in a hobo's hat. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nebulos's national animal is the Kitsune, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Nebulos is ranked 155,584^th in the world and 2^nd in NDS for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 37,521.44 Standard Monetary Units.