The Regional Nation of The Northern Light is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by The North Pacific Delegate with an even hand, and remarkable for its daily referendums, complete lack of prisons, and infamous sell-swords. The compassionate, devout population of 9.891 billion TNPers are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Magicality City. The average income tax rate is 60.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Northern Lightian economy, worth 987 trillion Pacific Dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Automobile Manufacturing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 99,836 Pacific Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

The Treasury Minister takes anxiety medication every time kids lose their sports kits, burial ceremonies have become as routinised as tax forms, tardiness has increased after carpooling was classified as a criminal offense, and the education system is being cleansed of all corporate influence. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Northern Light's national animal is the McMasterdonian Lion, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Flemingovianism.

The Northern Light is ranked 19,667^th in the world and 844^th in The North Pacific for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 3,145.89 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.