The Democratic Republic of Notilus is a very large, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 305 million Notilans 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Spiral City. The average income tax rate is 34.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Notilan economy, worth 22.0 trillion shells a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Trout Farming, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 72,078 shells, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

There has been a series of riots between local cannibals and health food advocates, aristocracy is given the bird and called out as a lark, flu research is commonly shut down for fear of creating a superbug, and the military is on a massive recruiting drive in advance of an invasion of Brasilistan. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Notilus's national animal is the chambered nautilus, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Notilus is ranked 38,105^th in the world and 409^th in the West Pacific for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring 826.84 on the Clooney Contribution Index.