The Kingdom of Norstad is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, ubiquitous missile silos, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cynical population of 1.244 billion Norstadians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Taivostad. The average income tax rate is 51.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Norstadian economy, worth 97.4 trillion Korunés a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 78,288 Korunés, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Drills and shovels have been banned as the government cracks down on any means of fracking, pushy mums tell their kids to be doctors and engineers but steer them away from being penniless lawyers, no one engages in 'locker room talk' any more, and EpiPen sales have skyrocketed. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Norstad's national animal is the Falcon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Norstad is ranked 34,804^th in the world and 70^th in The Western Isles for Most Cultured, scoring 77 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.