The Empire of New Bandia is a colossal, efficient nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape and compulsory military service. The hard-working, democratic, devout population of 6.992 billion New Bandians are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The tiny government prioritizes Spirituality, although Welfare, Defense, and Education are also considered important, while Environment and Social Policy are ignored. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 7.6%.

The very strong New Bandian economy, worth 407 trillion dollars a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Woodchip Exports, and Trout Farming. Average income is 58,254 dollars, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 168,710 per year while the poor average 15,940, a ratio of 10.6 to 1.

Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low. New Bandia's national animal is the horse, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

New Bandia is ranked 59,809^th in the world and 2^nd in The Holy Nebraska Empire for Nicest Citizens, with 15.9 average smiles per day.