The People's Republic of Nihilroth is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by Galaru ap Amgueddfa with an even hand, and notable for its punitive income tax rates, restrictive gun laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 5.321 billion Nihilrothians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, socially-minded morass — juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Vluidrith. The average income tax rate is 79.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Nihilrothian economy, worth 318 trillion Darnarians a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 59,949 Darnarians, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The comic book series 'Galaru ap Amgueddfa and the Villainous Corporate Cronies' is a best-seller, the army lures cannon fodder with promises of a college education, a burger chain recently changed its name to Mack Donaldz for legal reasons, and rebuilding efforts for a recently destroyed cathedral aren't expected to be completed for another century. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nihilroth's national animal is the Arth Gwych, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Nihilroth is ranked 17,298^th in the world and 778^th in The North Pacific for Most Beautiful Environments, with 1,126.86 pounds of wildlife per square mile.