The Empire of The Norden Lands is a large, socially progressive nation, renowned for its compulsory military service and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working population of 79 million Nordics 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 government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Defense, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 32.5%.

The strong Nordic economy, worth 3.97 trillion Norden Kroner a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Tourism. Average income is 50,300 Norden Kroner, with the richest citizens earning 6.1 times as much as the poorest.

Consumption of cat memes has skyrocketed, the government prides itself on being smug and condescending to idiots, same-sex marriages are increasingly common, and those who cut young children are told to cut it out. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Norden Lands's national animal is the Moose.

The Norden Lands is ranked 63,260^th in the world and 680^th in Europe for Nicest Citizens, with 15.9 average smiles per day.