The United Socialist States of Nifsure is a small, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 36 million Nifsureans are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 71.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The struggling Nifsurean economy, worth 668 billion labor vouchers a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Woodchip Exports, and Book Publishing. Average income is 18,559 labor vouchers, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Businesses are abandoning the city centre because of the lack of transport connections, incarcerated crime lords manage their empires from massage tables, every day has been a surprise since weather reporters turned to consulting ancient totems for their seven-day forecasts, and genetic research is temporarily tied up in government red tape. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nifsure's national animal is the bee, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Nifsure is ranked 302,558^th in the world and 247^th in Aesica for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -12.87 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.