The Commonwealth of Northern Socialist Council Republics is a huge, safe nation, remarkable for its national health service, ubiquitous missile silos, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 695 million Northerners hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Soundstead. The average income tax rate is 77.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Northern economy, worth 70.2 trillion Commonwealth kronor a year, is highly specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 101,063 Commonwealth kronor, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Sales of trenchcoats are on the rise, the government seizes private property for the 'good of the people', Leader is considering changing the Northern flag to one with more glitter, and the right school tie opens more doors than the right qualification. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Northern Socialist Council Republics's national animal is the swan, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Northern Socialist Council Republics is ranked 234,140^th in the world and 8,889^th in The North Pacific for Most Primitive, scoring -340.96 on the Scary Big Number Scale.