The Respublica Popularis of Novuslandia is a massive, cultured nation, renowned for its pith helmet sales, keen interest in outer space, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 1.675 billion Novuslandians are known throughout the region for their efficiency and work ethic, as well as their general suspicion of leisure.

The relatively small government prioritizes Industry, with Environment, Education, and Defense also on the agenda, while International Aid and Spirituality receive no funds. The average income tax rate is 18.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Novuslandian economy, worth 267 trillion Casertas a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 159,512 Casertas, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Tourist operators promise visitors tours of live burning shipwrecks and plane crash sites, military spending is on the increase, the mining industry is making inroads into environmentally sensitive areas, and weird kids who eat bugs are breaking the law. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Novuslandia's national animal is the Garuda, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Novuslandia is ranked 246,341^st in the world and 3,302^nd in the West Pacific for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 46.16 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.