The United Socialist States of Nova-Tero is a small, cultured nation, renowned for its anti-smoking policies, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate population of 26 million Nova-Teroans enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 76.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The fragile Nova-Teroan economy, worth 655 billion Dinaroes a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Cheese Exports, and Book Publishing. Average income is 25,225 Dinaroes, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Foreign invaders are putting Nova-Teroan lab rats out of a job, older ladies are inundated with offers to help them cross the road, both criminals and civilians are DOA, and citizens are yearning to leave Nova-Tero for the countries it sends aid to. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nova-Tero's national animal is the Phoenix, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Nova-Tero is ranked 21,778^th in the world and 331^st in The Communist Bloc for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 76.76 Effective Tax Rate.