The People's Republic of Nerias is a mammoth, safe nation, ruled by Alehandra Rojas with an even hand, and renowned for its frequent executions, ban on automobiles, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate population of 5.063 billion Neriasians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Environment, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Athens. The average income tax rate is 75.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Neriasian economy, worth 243 trillion Dollars 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 led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Trout Farming, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 48,126 Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Noises louder than a whisper have been prohibited by law, New Athens University is said to be the modern-day Tower of Babel, prankster scientists legally change their names to silly pseudonyms before major discoveries, and temporarily-sober tourists forlornly watch pot-smoking dropouts hanging out in coffeeshops. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nerias's national animal is the Golden Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Speakers.

Nerias is ranked 267,698^th in the world and 272^nd in The Communist Bloc for Lowest Overall Tax Burden, scoring -45.38 on the Hayek Index.