The Commonwealth of Newherth is a huge, safe nation, remarkable for its rum-swilling pirates, anti-smoking policies, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, devout population of 464 million Newherthese 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 enormous government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Erlod. The average income tax rate is 71.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Newherthian economy, worth 30.9 trillion Yapdólars a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Retail, and Information Technology. Average income is 66,506 Yapdólars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Biker gangs and fashionistas are converting to Violetism en masse, a girl's success in life is often linked to her performance in beauty pageants, the "Underwear of Women in Power" issue of The Erlod Times is sold out, and piracy is the nation's most popular pastime. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Newherth's national animal is the capybara, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Newherth is ranked 60,767^th in the world and 1^st in Horry County for Nudest, with 199.25 cheeks per square mile.