The Commonwealth of Northern Socialist Council Republics is a huge, genial nation, renowned for its national health service, keen interest in outer space, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 689 million Northerners hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Soundstead. The average income tax rate is 76.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Northern economy, worth 69.7 trillion Commonwealth kronor a year, is highly specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 101,228 Commonwealth kronor, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Nude art is becoming wildly popular, the nation is noticeably more cheerful on Tuesdays, any citizen who cries is immediately assigned a psychiatrist, and the parliament building has installed a revolving door. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Northern Socialist Council Republics's national animal is the swan, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Northern Socialist Council Republics is ranked 130,447^th in the world and 3,234^th in The North Pacific for Highest Economic Output, with 69.7 trillion Standard Monetary Units.