The Free State of Niater is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by Prime Minister Valerié Stolz with an even hand, and notable for its pith helmet sales, irreverence towards religion, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate population of 12.027 billion Niateri 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 enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Mabalete. The average income tax rate is 91.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Niateri economy, worth a remarkable 1,594 trillion kuartas a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is an impressive 132,570 kuartas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

The automotive industry soaks up huge government handouts, umbrellas are back in fashion, real power lies not in the debating room but with those who decide what is debated, and animated characters are allowed to stab each other but not hold hands. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Niater's national animal is the Laurelian Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Catholicism.

Niater is ranked 23,674^th in the world and 28^th in Anteria for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 283.81 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.