The Republic of Nordanmark is a tiny, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 14 million Nordanmarkians 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 medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 25.4%.

The Nordanmarkian economy, worth 741 billion Nordankroners a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Cheese Exports, and Tourism. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 52,943 Nordankroners, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

A favorite "life hack" for gap year backpackers is to pretend to be homeless for government handouts, riot police are stationed around paintings of violent protestors, surrogate mothers are encouraged to refer to their wombs as 'rental space', and scientists earn more grant money for reproducing old experiments than trying anything new. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nordanmark's national animal is the Red Deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Nordanmark is ranked 80,391^st in the world and 682^nd in the West Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 119.37 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.