The Republic of Nord19 is a massive, orderly nation, notable for its ritual sacrifices, zero percent divorce rate, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 2.894 billion Nord19ians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 65.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Nord19ian economy, worth 272 trillion dfsdvs a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Beef-Based Agriculture, Book Publishing, and Tourism. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 94,230 dfsdvs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Internet moderators work overtime to remove memes comparing Leader to cartoon bears, years of counter-terrorism planning are foiled by small details, the nation's police officers are famously miserable-looking, and Scoutmasters debate whether luxury log cabins defeat the purpose of camping. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nord19's national animal is the adsvfxc, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Nord19 is ranked 47,012^th in the world and 2,577^th in Lazarus for Highest Food Quality, scoring 34.85 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.