The Empire of North Canterandar is a massive, safe nation, ruled by emperor Frances kelenov with an iron fist, and notable for its compulsory military service, absence of drug laws, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 2.696 billion North Canterandarians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Zlanta. The average income tax rate is 31.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The thriving North Canterandarian economy, worth 226 trillion trinium dames a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Pizza Delivery. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 83,923 trinium dames, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

All mothers are allowed six months fully-paid maternity leave, female brains are believed to heat up dangerously when 'overclocked', a suspicious number of male students have joined the Ladies' Wrestling League, and royalist is the most offensive slur in the North Canterandarian language. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. North Canterandar's national animal is the falcon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

North Canterandar is ranked 103,331^st in the world and 78^th in Covenant Shores for Most Authoritarian, with 935.68 milliStalins.