The Tsardom of Nukerida is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Tsar Konstantin III with an iron fist, and remarkable for its strictly enforced bedtime, aversion to nipples, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 3.308 billion Nukeridans are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Vevoritsa. The average income tax rate is 68.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Nukeridan economy, worth 362 trillion Luvkas a year, is dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 109,335 Luvkas, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Libraries are refusing to stock A Midsummer Night's Dream because it has an ass in it, uprooting flowers for religious ceremonies is a felony, forest fires have dropped dramatically as there are hardly any forests left, and military instructors tire of being asked for another bedtime story by seven-year-old conscripts. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nukerida's national animal is the Eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is Islam and Orthodox Christianity.

Nukerida is ranked 219,748^th in the world and 1,065^th in Europeia for Smartest Citizens, with 23.31 quips per hour.