The Empire of Nighter is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Someone with a fair hand, and remarkable for its public floggings and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 1.499 billion Nighterians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Chafee. The average income tax rate is 21.6%.

The thriving Nighterian economy, worth 132 trillion cheels a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Trout Farming, and Information Technology. Average income is 88,694 cheels, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.1 times as much as the poorest.

Relations with Dàguó have warmed from frosty to chilly, the government supplies ragtag bands of resistance fighters in exchange for vague promises of future payment, children are seen fighting in the playground for bread scraps that fall out of diamond-encrusted lunchboxes, and Nighterians incessantly needle their doctors for relief. Crime is almost non-existent. Nighter's national animal is the Chinchun, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Christianity.

Nighter is ranked 56,091^st in the world and 104^th in Lands End for Most Efficient Economies, scoring 86.71 on the Krugman-Greenspan Business Outlook Index.