The Republic of Nordwald is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Bundeskanzler Lutz Ostwalder with a fair hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, daily referendums, and national health service. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 5.792 billion Nordwaldians 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 government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Südwaldstadt. The average income tax rate is 98.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Nordwaldian economy, worth a remarkable 1,144 trillion Walders a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 197,546 Walders, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government funds large training centres to turn Baummarders into functioning members of society, older citizens lament over the loss of law and order, hundreds of subterranean tunnels are being built as part of "Project Morlock", and certain national parks offer tanning beds because the visitors never go outside. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nordwald's national animal is the Baummarder, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Nordwald is ranked 287,035^th in the world and 6,181^st in The North Pacific for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -17.57 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.