The Expanding frontier of New California Republic is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by President Aaron Kimball with an even hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 21.911 billion New California Republicians 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 Education, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Shady Sands. The average income tax rate is 46.2%.

The thriving New California Republician economy, worth a remarkable 1,334 trillion NCR dollars a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 60,908 NCR dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.4 times as much as the poorest.

Tourists outnumber citizens two to one, the nation's forests are full of treasure hunters in military-grade survival gear, the nation's reinforced coffee tables are constructed to survive an atomic blast, and truth is often impossible to tell from fiction on the evening news. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. New California Republic's national animal is the bear, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

New California Republic is ranked 112,045^th in the world and 3^rd in New California Republic for Lowest Crime Rates, with 64.46 law-abiding acts per hour.