The Republic of Northern Empire of Plants is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, irreverence towards religion, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 11.64 billion Northern Empire of Plantsians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Jungle. The average income tax rate is 66.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but stagnant Northern Empire of Plantsian economy, worth 157 trillion Seeds a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Average income is 13,515 Seeds, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Phone taps are frequently carried out by the police, truncheon-mounted cameras record the beating of criminals in dynamic HD detail, raver DJ XStacy holds multiple medical degrees in chillaxing, and Northern Empire of Plants has designated The Jungle as its capital city. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Northern Empire of Plants's national animal is the Daffodil, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Northern Empire of Plants is ranked 268,268^th in the world and 17,444^th in Chicken overlords for Most Patriotic, with 0.85 flags saluted per person per day.