The United Kingdom of Talvimaa is a tiny, socially progressive nation, renowned for its absence of drug laws. The democratic, devout population of 14 million Talvimaans 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 large, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 48.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The weak Talvimaan economy, worth 376 billion markkaa a year, is quite specialized and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 26,922 markkaa, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The hardest thing for a mining operation to dig through is government red tape, death is nobody's business, all recreational drugs are legal, and the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller. Crime 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 250,036^th in the world and 9^th in Elysion for Most Advanced Defense Forces, scoring 889.17 on the Total War Preparedness Rating.