The Peoples Socialist Republic of North Amherst is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by General Secretary Lucas Weston with an even hand, and renowned for its daily referendums, sprawling nuclear power plants, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, cheerful, devout population of 13.226 billion North Amherstinians 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 large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Charlotte. The average income tax rate is 99.0%.

The frighteningly efficient North Amherstian economy, worth a remarkable 3,136 trillion Gons a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an amazing 237,144 Gons, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Torture is commonly used to extract information from suspected criminals, the government officially wants you to slow down and speak more clearly, most believe it doesn't hurt to embrace free trade, and the nation has an international reputation for compassion. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. North Amherst's national animal is the Gorilla, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Judaism.

North Amherst is ranked 42,400^th in the world and 37^th in The Leftist Assembly for Most Corrupt Governments, with 50.19 kickbacks per hour.