The Armed Autocracy of North Caldwell is a huge, cultured nation, ruled by Hank Hill with an iron fist, and renowned for its strictly enforced bedtime, soft-spoken computers, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 904 million North Caldwellians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Administration, Education, and Law & Order also on the agenda, while International Aid and Welfare are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Arlen. The average income tax rate is 25.5%.

The all-consuming North Caldwellian economy, worth 99.7 trillion capitales a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Retail, Uranium Mining, and Information Technology. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 110,307 capitales, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.0 times as much as the poorest.

The army's use of chemical weapons leaves a bad taste in the mouth, dream holidays often go awry, conspiracy theorists allege that the government is spying on them through their carbon monoxide detectors, and the government is engaging in an agricultural trade war with Maxtopia. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. North Caldwell's national animal is the black cat, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

North Caldwell is ranked 94,271^st in the world and 1,433^rd in the South Pacific for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry, scoring 3,243.87 on the Spitz-Pollish Productivity Index.