The Holy Empire of Northland Siativa is a very large, safe nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, irreverence towards religion, and suspicion of poets. The hard-working, democratic population of 130 million Northland Siativans enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Welfare, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 18.1%.

The Northland Siativan economy, worth 6.57 trillion Sitas a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 50,532 Sitas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

The statue in the Mendeleev Plaza has a solar panel for a hat, the sound of office water cooler chatter has been replaced by the whirring of computer cooling fans, only lightning has a chance of striking Leader twice, and gaping tourists take long-distance photos of diseased natives on "indigenous peoples" safari tours. Crime is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Northland Siativa's national animal is the Lion, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Northland Siativa is ranked 188,188^th in the world and 110^th in Byzantion for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring zero on the Clooney Contribution Index.