The Republic of Nightshade-1 is a mammoth, safe nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, suspicion of poets, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-working, cynical, devout population of 5.134 billion Nightshade-1ians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 32.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Nightshade-1ian economy, worth 337 trillion Galleons a year, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Arms Manufacturing, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 65,735 Galleons, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

The government believes there is no problem that raising taxes won't fix, windows in Nightshade-1 City don't have much of a view, in court almost every witness is a hostile witness, and lawyers turn down litigation cases and corporate work in order to focus on lucrative public defence work. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nightshade-1's national animal is the blue pit viper.

Nightshade-1 is ranked 92,320^th in the world and 1^st in Hogsmeade Village for Most Advanced Law Enforcement, scoring 2,964.54 on the Orwell Orderliness Index.