The High Empire of The Nordic Legion is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by Jarlsøn II with an iron fist, and notable for its rum-swilling pirates, enslaved workforce, and ritual sacrifices. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 1.871 billion Nordics are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The enormous, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Fjordonsveria. The average income tax rate is 75.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Nordic Legionian economy, worth 208 trillion Kroner a year, is quite specialized and mostly made up of the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Cheese Exports, and Information Technology. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 111,651 Kroner, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

The national census includes an opt-in to join the government-run dating service, newspapers and TV broadcasters are given a list of 'acceptable words', a spate of enforced closures has left 'Government FM' as the nation's only radio station, and prison reforms have replaced communal luaus with communal loos. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Nordic Legion's national animal is the Hawk, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

The Nordic Legion is ranked 17,803^rd in the world and 176^th in Europe for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 7,582.56 on the Gilded Widget Scale.