The United Kingdom of Talvimaa is a very large, safe nation, notable for its complete lack of prisons, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 390 million Nordics hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lahtela. The average income tax rate is 44.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Nordic economy, worth 19.4 trillion kroonas a year, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Basket Weaving, and Book Publishing. Average income is 49,647 kroonas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

The flight attendant who draws the short straw is on "cockpit bucket duty", many marriages go virtually unconsummated, programmers often reinvent the wheel, and the endangered saltwater humpback lion is only seen in captivity programs. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Talvimaa's national animal is the lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Talvimaa is ranked 178,729^th in the world and 17^th in Elysion for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 6,858.91 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.