The United Yorkist Republic of North Gloucesterstan is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by King Melchett Darling-Blackadder XII with an even hand, and remarkable for its closed borders, ubiquitous missile silos, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 19.766 billion North Gloucesterstan Residents have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized, corrupt government prioritizes Defense, although Education, Industry, and Administration are also considered important, while International Aid and Spirituality receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of North Gloucester City. The average income tax rate is 96.0%.

The frighteningly efficient North Gloucesterstanian economy, worth a remarkable 6,942 trillion NG Money Coins 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 an enormous, deeply entrenched, quite specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. 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 amazing 351,218 NG Money Coins, with the richest citizens earning 5.4 times as much as the poorest.

The nation's beloved 'good-natured doormat' is inundated by begging letters, escaped birthday balloons are torpedoed out of the sky, vast amounts of energy are expended moving water to hilltop lakes, and 1% of global paper production is bound for the National Archive. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. North Gloucesterstan's national animal is the Cheese Goblin, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Cheese Rolling.

North Gloucesterstan is ranked 290,916^th in the world and 1^st in North Gloucesterstan for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -19.22 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.