The Free Land of Novo Terres is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Chief Minister Alexei Xoldinov with a fair hand, and renowned for its rum-swilling pirates, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 5.881 billion Novo Terresians 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 relatively small, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sparrowland. The average income tax rate is 13.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Novo Terresian economy, worth a remarkable 1,176 trillion drachmas a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Retail, Information Technology, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 200,064 drachmas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

The new Refuse Hills housing development is under construction, any body part that can be cut off a person is no longer considered to be their property, officials pull all-nighters to check immigrants for potential links to terrorists, and Jennifer Government is a bestseller. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Novo Terres's national animal is the sparrow, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Novo Terres is ranked 28,783^rd in the world and 1^st in Darnall Hall for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 6,545.5 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.