The Empire of Nvoda is a huge, cultured nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, state-planned economy, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 249 million Nvodans 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 Law & Order, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 30.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Nvodan economy, worth 20.2 trillion Feline Gold Standards a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Trout Farming, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 80,975 Feline Gold Standards, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Bowling teams spend more time looking at their phones than the pins, Nvoda's free colleges struggle to maintain standards in the face of overwhelming demand, school teachers check the staff room for hidden webcams before complaining about rebellious students, and the military maintains a fierce arsenal of 'Cure Missiles'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nvoda's national animal is the Cat, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Nvoda is ranked 8,339^th in the world and 1^st in Feline Axis for Safest, scoring 123.58 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.