The Federal Republic of North Keyton is a mammoth, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by President Eastport with an even hand, and remarkable for its rum-swilling pirates, infamous sell-swords, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 6.905 billion North Keytonians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Greyport. The average income tax rate is 64.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming North Keytonian economy, worth 693 trillion Celestias a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 100,383 Celestias, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

The government has begun breaking all large businesses into thousands of mom-and-pop general stores, the cruise missile launchers on the field hospital roof are purely deterrent in purpose, racial and religious segregation has become rife as the various groups are loath to mingle, and colleges adhere to rigid ethnic quotas for admissions. Crime is totally unknown. North Keyton's national animal is the Blue Jay, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

North Keyton is ranked 7,651^st in the world and 459^th in Balder for Nicest Citizens, with 36.59 average smiles per day.