The Democratic States of Natural Sciences is a gargantuan, genial nation, notable for its smutty television, daily referendums, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, democratic population of 11.234 billion Natural Sciencesians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, liberal, outspoken morass — juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Natural Sciences City. The average income tax rate is 89.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Natural Sciencesian economy, worth 956 trillion terras a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Tourism. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 85,151 terras, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

A shipwreck is everyone's fault but the captain's, 'To Regulate And Beyond' is the unofficial motto of the Natural Sciencesian Space Agency, the tinfoil-hat crowd also recommend tinfoil wallets, and vegetables are crisper thanks to CRISPR. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Natural Sciences's national animal is the orca, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Natural Sciences is ranked 127,528^th in the world and 5,447^th in Balder for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 2,366.21 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.