The Republic of Ngxia is a tiny, efficient nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 12 million Ngxians are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The minute, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, is dominated by the Department of Spirituality, with Healthcare, Law & Order, and Defense also on the agenda, while Social Policy and Welfare receive no funds. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.8%.

The thriving Ngxian economy, worth 939 billion Dollars a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Retail, and Book Publishing. Average income is 78,266 Dollars, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 277,037 per year while the poor average 15,964, a ratio of 17.4 to 1.

Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Ngxia's national animal is the Blue Spiral Snail, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Ngxia is ranked 11,619^th in the world and 1^st in Serida for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 8,370.98 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.