The Republic of New Technocratic States is a very large, safe nation, notable for its state-planned economy, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 160 million New Technocratic Statesians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, socially-minded, outspoken morass — juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 75.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish New Technocratic Statesian economy, worth 3.12 trillion Technas a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Pizza Delivery, and Information Technology. Average income is 19,488 Technas, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Revolutionaries only deal in CyanCatCoin, political speeches always take place at sunset to a background of patriotic power ballads, passionate nomination battles are often as intense as general elections, and children asking questions about science are referred to relevant sections in religious texts. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. New Technocratic States's national animal is the penguin.

New Technocratic States is ranked 109,195^th in the world and 31^st in The Archipelago States for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 1,811.73 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.