The United Kingdom of Talvimaa is a very large, cultured nation, remarkable for its hatred of cheese, absence of drug laws, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 390 million Nordics hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lahtela. The average income tax rate is 44.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Nordic economy, worth 19.4 trillion kroonas a year, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Basket Weaving, and Book Publishing. Average income is 49,648 kroonas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Many marriages go virtually unconsummated, programmers often reinvent the wheel, the endangered saltwater humpback lion is only seen in captivity programs, and prudishness is on the way out. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Talvimaa's national animal is the lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Talvimaa is ranked 10,846^th in the world and 1^st in Elysion for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 8,154.34 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.