The Armed Republic of New Caman is a large, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its state-planned economy, ban on automobiles, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 56 million New Camanians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 73.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish New Camanian economy, worth 1.49 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 Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Basket Weaving, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 26,539 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Tradesmen will knock 10% off their fees if customers pay cash, primetime re-runs of The Black and White Minstrel Show are a critical hit, Leader's told that love often manifests itself through homicidal four-lettered litanies, and the government loves seeing the little people fight. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. New Caman's national animal is the whale, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

New Caman is ranked 54,233^rd in the world and 647^th in the West Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 73.19 law-abiding acts per hour.