The Free Land of Nan-1 is a gargantuan, safe nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, devout population of 16.318 billion Nan-1ians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 31.4%.

The strong Nan-1ian economy, worth 870 trillion $$s a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 53,369 $$s, with the richest citizens earning 5.6 times as much as the poorest.

Trespassers entering Leader's office are immediately vaporized, playing an online nation simulation game legally obliges you to buy the creator's latest novel, helicopter parenting is on the rise, and most pop videos prominently feature the Nan-1ian flag. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nan-1's national animal is the Death's-head Hawkmoth, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Nan-1 is ranked 247,571^st in the world and 1^st in Nantucket for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -6.1 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.