The People's Democratic Republic of Nilave is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Antônio Marinho with a fair hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, state-planned economy, and smutty television. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 3.749 billion Nilaveans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Porto Delfim. The average income tax rate is 97.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Nilavean economy, worth 645 trillion pesos 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 major contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 172,093 pesos, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The volume of paperwork used to complete a single environmental assessment defeats the purpose, solving crossword puzzles requires fluency in at least five languages, Nilavean scientists are mixing chewing tobacco with bacon flavouring in an attempt to craft the perfect male snack, and kids who move from attending a public school in the city to the country often struggle in goat milking class. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nilave's national animal is the dolphin, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Catholicism.

Nilave is ranked 299,591^st in the world and 398^th in The Communist Bloc for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -8.83 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.