The Republic of Nice-1 is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its ban on automobiles, keen interest in outer space, and smutty television. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 16.285 billion Nice-1ians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 34.4%.

The thriving Nice-1ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,504 trillion $$s a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 92,413 $$s, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 489,121 per year while the poor average 9,256, a ratio of 52.8 to 1.

Politicians sweat as journalists scour internet archives for any mention of them, it's believed that women's brains will overheat if they think for themselves, the nation's laws on image rights are amongst the strictest in the world, and citizens must pay to enjoy Nice-1's pristine beaches. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nice-1's national animal is the Death's-head Hawkmoth, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Nice-1 is ranked 137,182^nd in the world and 1^st in Nice for Lowest Crime Rates, with 62.08 law-abiding acts per hour.