The Community of The New Intelligence is a huge, safe nation, remarkable for its complete lack of prisons, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 997 million New Intelligents 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 Welfare, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Synothon City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 17.5%.

The New Intelligent economy, worth 48.9 trillion Electronytes a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with significant contributions from Pizza Delivery, Information Technology, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 49,036 Electronytes, with the richest citizens earning 5.5 times as much as the poorest.

Ghost regiments exist only on paper, last minute own-goals raise the suspicious eyebrows of sporting authorities, all-natural foods are becoming a major fad, and cases of disease among the civilian population dwindle as civilian population dwindles. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The New Intelligence's national animal is the Leviathon, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

The New Intelligence is ranked 266,144^th in the world and 15,046^th in Lazarus for Largest Black Market, with 110 billion Standard Monetary Units.