The Smuggling of The Norwegian Ridgeback is a massive, genial nation, notable for its compulsory military service and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, democratic population of 1.232 billion Norwegian Ridgebackians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Healthcare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 22.1%.

The Norwegian Ridgebackian economy, worth 50.9 trillion Galleons a year, is led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Cheese Exports, and Gambling. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 41,330 Galleons, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent. The Norwegian Ridgeback's national animal is the Norwegian Ridgeback, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

The Norwegian Ridgeback is ranked 60,277^th in the world and 920^th in Artificial Solar System for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 3,770.25 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.