The State of Nikolav is a gargantuan, pleasant nation, ruled by the Governor with a fair hand, and notable for its irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, democratic population of 11.075 billion Nikolavians 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 tiny government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.3%.

The strong Nikolavian economy, worth 650 trillion betales a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 58,758 betales, with the richest citizens earning 5.6 times as much as the poorest.

A large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway, surveillance cameras are banned, Nikolav has designated Capital Heights as its capital city, and The Governor has just been declared ruler of Nikolav in an international press conference. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Nikolav's national animal is the deer, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Nikolav is ranked 237,404^th in the world and 1^st in Orenburg for Lowest Crime Rates, with 55.03 law-abiding acts per hour.