The Empire of Nuclei rei publicae is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, notable for its keen interest in outer space, state-planned economy, and smutty television. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 13.698 billion Nuclei rei publicaeans enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tempestora. The average income tax rate is 98.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Nuclei rei publicaean economy, worth a remarkable 2,523 trillion Bottlecaps a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 184,226 Bottlecaps, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Physics lessons mostly involve talking about emotional management techniques, dog breeding has been banned in accordance with recent animal experimentation laws, military spending is on the increase, and it's surprisingly hard to find pictures of the bad haircuts from Leader's childhood. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nuclei rei publicae's national animal is the Albino Penguin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Nuclei rei publicae is ranked 4,632^nd in the world and 23^rd in Refugia for Smartest Citizens, with 133.34 quips per hour.