The Grand Marquisat of Northshires is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Hull XIX de Northshire with an even hand, and remarkable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, ubiquitous missile silos, and soft-spoken computers. The compassionate population of 5.213 billion Northshiresians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Rauzan. The average income tax rate is 92.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Northshiresian economy, worth a remarkable 1,117 trillion Northshiresian Telrions a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Retail. Average income is an amazing 214,360 Northshiresian Telrions, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Billions of Northshiresian Telrions are spent to take high-quality photos of the Eagle Nebula, all footpaths have tollbooths, the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, and vehicular manslaughter is apparently a victimless crime. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Northshires's national animal is the Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Atheism.

Northshires is ranked 137,801^st in the world and 134^th in Conch Kingdom for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 666.67 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.