The Allied Corporate Empire of Northern Borland is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by President and CEO with an even hand, and renowned for its digital currency, ubiquitous missile silos, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless population of 38.71 billion Northern Borlandians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The minute, corrupt, pro-business 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 42,906 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 1,108,400 Greenbacks, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 5,989,660 per year while the poor average 106,244, a ratio of 56.4 to 1.

Ollie the Oiled Seal welcomes throngs of tourists to the newly opened Oil Oasis Water Park, babies are increasingly seen as a luxury, immigrants are told to pull themselves up by their worn-out budget bootstraps, and formerly fertile fields are being leached dry of nutrients by intensive farming. Crime, especially youth-related, is so common that it is unusual to encounter someone following the law, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Northern Borland's national animal is the Buck, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Northern Borland is ranked 10^th in the world and 1^st in Capitalist Paradise for Highest Crime Rates, with 340.82 crimes per hour.