The Allied Corporate Empire of Northern Borland is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by President and CEO with a fair hand, and notable for its smutty television, frequent executions, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless population of 31.85 billion Northern Borlandians are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The minute, corrupt, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, is solely concerned with Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Commerce City. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Northern Borlandian economy, worth an astonishing 31,781 trillion Greenbacks a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Soda Sales, Gambling, and Information Technology. Average income is a breathtaking 997,857 Greenbacks, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 5,578,551 per year while the poor average 88,808, a ratio of 62.8 to 1.

Royalist is the most offensive slur in the Northern Borlandian language, the Northern Borland Automotive Racing Series draws millions of spectators annually while those near the tracks complain about the noise, town welcome signs list corporate sponsors, and priceless Maxtopian artwork can often be found in executive bathrooms. Crime, especially youth-related, is so common that it is unusual to encounter someone following the law, probably because of the absence of a police force. Northern Borland's national animal is the Buck, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Northern Borland is ranked 66^th in the world and 1^st in Capitalist Paradise for Largest Mining Sector, scoring 63,051.52 on the Blue Sky Asbestos Index.