The Third Federal Republic of Noton Mast is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Henning Helgeland with a fair hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, unlimited-speed roads, and national health service. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 2.978 billion Noton Mastians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Port Kingsley. The average income tax rate is 91.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Noton Mastian economy, worth 440 trillion marks a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 147,875 marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Living well is no longer the best kind of revenge, visiting dignitaries often end up cuddling in the hot tub with Henning Helgeland, grinding bureaucracy has the international wheels of justice turning slowly, and refugees from other nations are flocking to Noton Mast's border. Crime is totally unknown. Noton Mast's national animal is the fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Noton Mast is ranked 2,757^th in the world and 38^th in the West Pacific for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring 3,605.74 on the Clooney Contribution Index.