The Free Land of North Balendin is a huge, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, compulsory military service, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 848 million North Balendinis enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ole Bisonville. The average income tax rate is 28.2%.

The North Balendini economy, worth 35.3 trillion guilders a year, is quite specialized and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 41,582 guilders, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

The only things written in the stars are arrest warrants for astrologers, producers insist that movie stars wear crash helmets in every scene, concert halls sport signs proclaiming "No Shorts, Sandals or Swastikas", and ambulances aren't allowed to overtake hearses. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. North Balendin's national animal is the bison, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

North Balendin is ranked 32,052^nd in the world and 16^th in Thegye for Highest Food Quality, scoring 59.24 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.