The Free Land of ECC Norway is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by Kurt Cobain with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate population of 1.094 billion Norwegians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Oslo. The average income tax rate is 87.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Norwegian economy, worth 130 trillion Norwegian Kroner 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 Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Basket Weaving. Average income is an impressive 118,922 Norwegian Kroner, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

ECC Norway has been recently classified as an international menace after 'liberating' several nearby territories, voting is voluntary, quiet professionalism has returned to the nation's armed forces, and people reciting Shakespeare have become a common sight. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. ECC Norway's national animal is the Moose, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Cobainism.

ECC Norway is ranked 11,985^th in the world and 284^th in the Rejected Realms for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 10,275.17 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.