The Secularist Scientist State of Neutronie is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by Head Scientist Karl von Zükerbarg with an even hand, and notable for its prohibition of alcohol, ban on automobiles, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, democratic, humorless population of 16.767 billion Neutronieans 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, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Neutro. The average income tax rate is 71.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Neutroniean economy, worth a remarkable 2,176 trillion neutrons a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 129,782 neutrons, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The navy is hoping to hear the enemy shout "you sank my battleship!", proper policy proposals prerequire professional peer-reviewed papers, at least 1% of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs budget goes to Head Scientist Karl von Zükerbarg's wardrobe, and the government's giant servers are often used as a tourist trap. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Neutronie's national animal is the newt, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Neutronie is ranked 306,111^th in the world and 12^th in Aetheria for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 22.6 on the Bus Surprisal Index.