The Republic of New Sicily Islands is a titanic, safe nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 12.632 billion New Sicily Islandsians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Spirituality, and Education. The average income tax rate is 31.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient New Sicily Islandsian economy, worth 672 trillion florins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Pizza Delivery, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 53,232 florins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

The country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry, the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, and family isn't who you're born with but who you abandon in foreign countries. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. New Sicily Islands's national animal is the eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

New Sicily Islands is ranked 136,928^th in the world and 4^th in Lasagna for Fattest Citizens, with 9.98 Obesity Rate.