New Hope is headed by a representative single party parliament. On the local level the nation is rather democratic. Its economy is communist in nature and is one of the few true communist nations in history. New Hope has been noted for it's criticism of other states, including socialist ones, and has driven a rift between itself and other communists. New Hope's public nonrecognition of so called "terrorist states" that are recognized by most other nations (namely the United Kingdom and the People's Republic of China) has also caused trouble for the small nation.