The Democracy of Northern Guyeds Koblinge is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by välvilja with a fair hand, and renowned for its soft-spoken computers, infamous sell-swords, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 3.102 billion Northern Guyeds Koblingeans are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ouverset. The average income tax rate is 96.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Kobliean economy, worth 477 trillion pesos a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 153,890 pesos, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Enemy navies sail within bombardment range of major coastal cities with impunity, halberds are common 18th birthday presents, mountain rescue missions can end with more people lost than found, and workers for the environmental protection agency are patted down for tartar sauce every morning. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Northern Guyeds Koblinge's national animal is the turtle, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Northern Guyeds Koblinge is ranked 22,667^th in the world and 420^th in The East Pacific for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 6,674.86 on the Gilded Widget Scale.