In the fictional The Adventures of Tintin stories, Nuevo Rico is the hostile neighbour to San Theodoros. During the Broken Ear story the two countries go to war over the area of Gran Chapo – an allusion to the Chaco War fought by Bolivia and Paraguay over Gran Chaco from 1932-1935 and the grand chapeau (big hat in French).

The flag consists of three red stars in a triangle against a black background. The head of state is General Mogador. The capital is Sanfacion.