The Democratic Republic of Nova Kaurava is a very large, cultured nation, notable for its daily referendums, irreverence towards religion, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 254 million Nova Kauravans are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 73.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Nova Kauravan economy, worth 13.7 trillion Rians a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 53,765 Rians, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Rumor has it that Leader has won three lotteries in a row, retirement homes are often fitted with luxurious suites, cases of disease among the civilian population dwindle as civilian population dwindles, and legislators work 24/7 due to an influx of single-issue bills. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nova Kaurava's national animal is the Rabbit, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Nova Kaurava is ranked 40,180^th in the world and 1,050^th in The North Pacific for Most Cultured, scoring 75 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.