The Democratic People's Republic of NewColo is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Chairman Colo with an even hand, and renowned for its smutty television, national health service, and public floggings. The hard-nosed population of 6.373 billion NewColoans are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The large, corrupt, socially-minded government prioritizes Defense, although Education, Administration, and Law & Order are also considered important, while Spirituality receives no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Neighborhood. The average income tax rate is 95.6%.

The frighteningly efficient NewColoan economy, worth a remarkable 1,238 trillion Colos a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 194,405 Colos, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Old people living in plastic bubbles complain about a new type of social isolation, viewers get headaches from trying to read the screen full of small print warnings that precede most TV shows, protests are legal but strictly supervised, and soldiers are equipped with multi-million Colos battlesuits. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. NewColo's national animal is the Dove, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Us.

NewColo is ranked 12,172^nd in the world and 92^nd in The Communist Bloc for Highest Average Incomes, with 194,405.15 Standard Monetary Units.