The Kingdom of New Polancahui is a huge, cultured nation, notable for its museums and concert halls, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 258 million New Polancahuians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 39.6%.

The powerhouse New Polancahuian economy, worth 20.3 trillion dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 78,777 dollars, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 256,248 per year while the poor average 18,246, a ratio of 14.0 to 1.

Once-vitriolic celebrity chefs are now known for giving encouraging hugs to aspiring cooks, the government-sponsored autobiography 'A Leader For All Seasons' has only been bought by the most loyal of Leader's supporters, park rangers perform full-body searches on suspected fungus smugglers, and 90% of active duty NPAF personnel have been laid off and replaced by robot kill-drones. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. New Polancahui's national animal is the lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

New Polancahui is ranked 226,787^th in the world and 3,335^th in the West Pacific for Nicest Citizens, with 6.19 average smiles per day.