The República of Nevala is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Erik guerra with an iron fist, and renowned for its rum-swilling pirates, frequent executions, and aversion to nipples. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 4.729 billion Nevalas are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Castolc. The average income tax rate is 85.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Nevalan economy, worth 863 trillion Soldis a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 182,668 Soldis, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

The entire entry for Nevala in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the World reads 'mostly harmless', weird or unusual crimes merit cruel and unusual punishments, toddler groups have taken over local libraries, and urban entrepreneurs are busy introducing cockroaches into restaurant kitchens. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nevala's national animal is the Tigre, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Cristianismo.

Nevala is ranked 31,710^th in the world and 1,183^rd in The North Pacific for Most Beautiful Environments, with 816.25 pounds of wildlife per square mile.