The Soviet Republic of Noachia is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Chairman Starfish with an even hand, and remarkable for its state-planned economy, soft-spoken computers, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 1.285 billion Noachians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Engelsstadt. The average income tax rate is 95.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Noachian economy, worth 183 trillion Noachian Digis 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 142,920 Noachian Digis, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Passive-aggressive congratulations cards inform mums-to-be that their pregnancy is their greatest achievement in life, it is illegal to make racist remarks in public, it ain't easy to be green enough to be imported into Noachia, and the nation grinds to a halt on the anniversary of every marginally noteworthy event. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Noachia's national animal is the crow, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Marxism-Leninism.

Noachia is ranked 10,982^nd in the world and 205^th in The Communist Bloc for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 389.05 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.