The Empire of Nichibotsu is a huge, safe nation, remarkable for its museums and concert halls, barren, inhospitable landscape, and compulsory military service. The compassionate, hard-working population of 715 million Nichibotsuans 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 Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tokyo. The average income tax rate is 32.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Nichibotsuan economy, worth 64.5 trillion Yen a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Automobile Manufacturing, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 90,257 Yen, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Graverobbers claim they're acting within the interest of 'scientific preservation', factories grind to a halt every time there is an election, entomologists flock to Tokyo for its remarkable gadfly population, and graffiti is done with immaculate multi-layer shading. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nichibotsu's national animal is the Owl, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Nichibotsu is ranked 28,952^nd in the world and 76^th in Council of Asia for Nicest Citizens, with 20.42 average smiles per day.