The Dominion of Borealum is a colossal, socially progressive nation, renowned for its deadly medical pandemics, pith helmet sales, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 3.694 billion Borealans enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.

The relatively small, liberal, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Liberty. The average income tax rate is 14.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Borealan economy, worth a remarkable 1,046 trillion Tokens a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Retail, Arms Manufacturing, and Uranium Mining. Average income is an amazing 283,396 Tokens, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.2 times as much as the poorest.

Strip mining of rare earth metals is up while back problems are down, at least 1% of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs budget goes to Leader's wardrobe, auto manufacturers bemoan the loss of their cheddar, and organ donation rates are among the lowest in the region. Crime is totally unknown. Borealum's national animal is the Cat, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Borealum is ranked 310,423^rd in the world and 21^st in Arborhaven for Nicest Citizens, with 0.69 average smiles per day.