The Free Land of Norden Jarnviter is a huge, socially progressive nation, notable for its rum-swilling pirates, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 425 million Jarnviterians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Octasulfurt. The average income tax rate is 72.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Jarnviterian economy, worth 13.6 trillion Roots 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 Basket Weaving, Furniture Restoration, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 32,100 Roots, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Clergy who start talking about politics are forced to take a holy vow of silence, the Finance Ministry posts hourly updates on where taxpayer money is spent, advertisements for jobs in the sciences run in fashion magazines, and some members of Parliament are illiterate. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Norden Jarnviter's national animal is the Peregrine Falcon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Norden Jarnviter is ranked 78,988^th in the world and 1,597^th in The North Pacific for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 3,178.75 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.