The 2021 of Nordokarelia is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Emperor Rodolfo de Cruz with an even hand, and remarkable for its vat-grown people, avowedly heterosexual populace, and state-planned economy. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 1.558 billion Nordokarelians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The large, corrupt, moralistic government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Administration, Law & Order, and Education are also considered important. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Matancera. The average income tax rate is 69.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Nordokarelian economy, worth 144 trillion Iron Marks a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Retail, and Beef-Based Agriculture. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 92,859 Iron Marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Court verdicts are predictable to within a hundredth of a percentage point, the military patrols the streets in search of possible secessionists, Dogman-branded weapons are all the rage in the militaristic comic-book community, and space has been brought down to earth with constellations of cancer cases across Nordokarelia. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nordokarelia's national animal is the Condor, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Christianity.

Nordokarelia is ranked 82,153^rd in the world and 63^rd in First World Order for Highest Economic Output, with 144 trillion Standard Monetary Units.