The Republic of Nephai is a small, orderly nation, notable for its ban on automobiles, public floggings, and state-planned economy. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 40 million Nephaians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 41.5%.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Nephaian economy, worth 1.42 trillion cans a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, fairly diversified black market in Information Technology, Tourism, Cheese Exports, and Basket Weaving. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 35,375 cans, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 102,230 per year while the poor average 9,709, a ratio of 10.5 to 1.

All new "spies" are fifteen-year-old acne-ridden kids on computers, cutting-edge missile systems are being retrofitted to twin-prop air force biplanes, the government has officially clarified that "wee on your hands to save time" does not count as proper hygiene, and political commentators say that Leader's fruitcake plans are about to go pear-shaped. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nephai's national animal is the camel, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Nephai is ranked 98,427^th in the world and 125^th in Fifth Empire for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 932.03 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.