The State of Norlin Airlan is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its absence of drug laws, complete absence of social welfare, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 22.942 billion Norlin Airlanians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, is solely concerned with Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.8%.

The very strong Norlin Airlanian economy, worth a remarkable 1,050 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Soda Sales industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Information Technology, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 45,770 betales, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 311,180 per year while the poor average 2,459, a ratio of 126 to 1.

Voting is voluntary, all tariffs have been abolished, and Norlin Airlan has designated Capital Heights as its capital city. Crime is a major problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Norlin Airlan's national animal is the deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Norlin Airlan is ranked 132,750^th in the world and 209^th in 0000 for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 72.46 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.