The People's Republic of Niete is a massive, safe nation, notable for its burgeoning scarab population. The democratic population of 1.679 billion Nieteans enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Healthcare, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 24.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Nietean economy, worth 47.6 trillion scarabs a year, is quite specialized and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Information Technology, and Pizza Delivery. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 28,360 scarabs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is well under control. Niete's national animal is the scarab.

Niete is ranked 197,510^th in the world and 1^st in The last bastions of earth for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 50 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.