The Republic of Nocturn is a colossal, socially progressive nation, renowned for its burgeoning hawk population. The hard-working population of 4.86 billion Nocturnians 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Welfare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.7%.

The strong Nocturnian economy, worth 270 trillion rubledollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with significant contributions from Soda Sales, Arms Manufacturing, and Tourism. Average income is 55,674 rubledollars, with the richest citizens earning 6.5 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is moderate. Nocturn's national animal is the hawk, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Nocturn is ranked 101,663^rd in the world and 1^st in Dubancia for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 33.81 on the Bus Surprisal Index.