The Free State of Nagelring is a titanic, socially progressive nation, ruled by President Leopold Morgenstern with an even hand, and remarkable for its otherworldly petting zoo, zero percent divorce rate, and ubiquitous missile silos. The compassionate, devout population of 17.223 billion Nagelreons have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Brunhilde. The average income tax rate is 29.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Nagelreon economy, worth a remarkable 1,391 trillion marks a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Trout Farming, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 80,806 marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Restaurants are required to specify whether their toilet paper was made in Nagelring, electricians spend more time in school than doctors, ten-year-olds regularly found their own political parties, and everyone wants to be on the guest list for diplomatic parties. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nagelring's national animal is the raven, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Christianity.

Nagelring is ranked 43,642^nd in the world and 6^th in Germany for Most Cultured, scoring 73 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.