The People's Republic of Niete is a mammoth, safe nation, renowned for its burgeoning scarab population. The democratic population of 5.294 billion Nieteans 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 medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Welfare, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 24.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Nietean economy, worth 150 trillion scarabs a year, is quite specialized and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Basket Weaving, and Pizza Delivery. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 28,360 scarabs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is well under control. Niete's national animal is the scarab.

Niete is ranked 253,485^th in the world and 1^st in The last bastions of earth for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 3,589.89 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.