The Democratic Republic of Nautilas is a huge, safe nation, renowned for its daily referendums, soft-spoken computers, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic population of 905 million Nautilasians 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 Education, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Udina. The average income tax rate is 20.8%.

The very strong Nautilasian economy, worth 68.3 trillion Kriyas a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, broadly diversified black market in Basket Weaving, Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Soda Sales. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 75,508 Kriyas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

Dogs are encouraged to confront the psychodynamic roots of their desire to be "good boys", hotels often double as quarantine zones, asking 'does my bum look big in this?' leads to 30 hours of self-esteem classes, and there has been a rapid increase of noise complaints over the sound of buzzing bees. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nautilas's national animal is the Eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Nautilas is ranked 134,689^th in the world and 265^th in Starlight for Most Developed, scoring 57 on the Human Development Index.