The Republic of North Ayresia is a tiny, orderly nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, restrictive gun laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The cynical, devout population of 14 million North Ayresians 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 enormous, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Spirituality, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 70.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The basket case North Ayresian economy, worth 96.5 billion francs 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 mostly made up of the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Pizza Delivery, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 6,889 francs, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. North Ayresia's national animal is the panther, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

North Ayresia is ranked 185,593^rd in the world and 706^th in Concord for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 227.83 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.