The Democratic States of Nomia is a mammoth, socially progressive nation, ruled by Solar with a fair hand, and renowned for its parental licensing program, ubiquitous missile silos, and pith helmet sales. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 7.719 billion Nomians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, corrupt, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of December City. The average income tax rate is 74.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Nomian economy, worth a remarkable 1,406 trillion Crystals a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 182,161 Crystals, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

School lockers are filled with fancy underwear, children are often punished for the sins of the fathers, schools have extensive counseling programs for troubled students, and terrorism and assassination are tried-and-true methods of political activism. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nomia's national animal is the Chinchilla, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Astronomy.

Nomia is ranked 330,026^th in the world and 104^th in Conch Kingdom for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 17.61 on the Bus Surprisal Index.