The Most Serene Republic of A Normal Country is a tiny, socially progressive nation, notable for its compulsory military service. The hard-working, democratic population of 10 million Normal Countryians 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 Welfare, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 9.6%.

The strong Normal Countryian economy, worth 532 billion norms a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Information Technology, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 53,241 norms, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.9 times as much as the poorest.

Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control. A Normal Country's national animal is the capybara , which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

A Normal Country is ranked 240,793^rd in the world and 1^st in New Region for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -3.1 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.