The Republic of NC Mining 1 is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its avant-garde cinema, keen interest in outer space, and unlimited-speed roads. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 542 million NC Mining 1ians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Jotunheimr. The average income tax rate is 38.5%.

The powerhouse NC Mining 1ian economy, worth 44.1 trillion Litrus a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Automobile Manufacturing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 81,275 Litrus, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.7 times as much as the poorest.

Jotunheimr is a police state during international summits, children in school playgrounds can be heard chanting the hymns of the Order of Violet, funeral directors are frequently looking at their watches during funerals, and liberals and conservatives try to disqualify each other's candidates on the grounds that "their ideas would never work in the real world". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. NC Mining 1's national animal is the Raven, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

NC Mining 1 is ranked 56,960^th in the world and 1^st in Jotunheimr for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector, scoring 12,710 on the Charon Conveyancy Index.