The Remote Farming Colony of Norba is a gargantuan, safe nation, notable for its frequent executions and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 22.443 billion Norbans 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 is primarily concerned with Law & Order, although Spirituality, Education, and Defense are also considered important, while Welfare isn't funded at all. The average income tax rate is 25.8%.

The strong Norban economy, worth a remarkable 1,042 trillion northern saars a year, is quite specialized and led by the Gambling industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Cheese Exports, and Retail. Average income is 46,473 northern saars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.1 times as much as the poorest.

The nation is experiencing a severe shortage of sporting events, children are raised bilingual from an early age, appendix transplant figures have recently doubled, and citizens are frequently held up at gunpoint by their local pizza delivery boys. Crime is relatively low, thanks to a very well-funded police force. Norba's national animal is the ox.

Norba is ranked 127,222^nd in the world and 37^th in The Bar on the corner of every region for Highest Food Quality, scoring 18.42 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.