The Democratic Republic of Neratica is a mammoth, safe nation, ruled by The Prime Minister with a fair hand, and renowned for its prohibition of alcohol, compulsory vegetarianism, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 6.613 billion Neraticans enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Nertania. The average income tax rate is 98.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Neratican economy, worth a remarkable 1,547 trillion nerats a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 234,002 nerats, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Children who display even minimal sporting aptitude are immediately assigned a personal trainer, kindergartners' favourite dance move is the stop-drop-and-roll, it is illegal for police officers to carry out searches due to strict privacy laws, and hundreds of subterranean tunnels are being built as part of "Project Morlock". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Neratica's national animal is the chicken-bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Neratica is ranked 273,590^th in the world and 11,298^th in Balder for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector, scoring -5.81 on the Charon Conveyancy Index.