The Armed Republic of Prime Nova is a massive, orderly nation, remarkable for its burgeoning turtle population. The cynical population of 1.466 billion Prime Novans are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 26.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Prime Novan economy, worth 54.2 trillion francs a year, is quite specialized and led by the Cheese Exports industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Pizza Delivery, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 36,993 francs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is well under control, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Prime Nova's national animal is the turtle.

Prime Nova is ranked 227,286^th in the world and 3,090^th in The catholic military orders for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -3.46 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.