The Grand Duchy of Norbrt is a very large, socially progressive nation, notable for its irreverence towards religion, absence of drug laws, and suspicion of poets. The hard-working, democratic population of 243 million Norbrtians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 9.5%.

The strong Norbrtian economy, worth 13.1 trillion pounds a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Furniture Restoration industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 53,831 pounds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.7 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Norbrt's national animal is the beaver.

Norbrt is ranked 238,411^th in the world and 2,009^th in the Pacific for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 4,268.18 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.