The Democratic Republic of The Northwest Corridor is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by Öleksandr Mishistin with an iron fist, and renowned for its complete lack of prisons, irreverence towards religion, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 6.42 billion Corridorians are proud of their wide-ranging civil freedoms, and those who aren't tend to be dragged off the streets by men in dark suits and hustled into cars with tinted windows.

The relatively small, corrupt, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Defense, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Svind. The average income tax rate is 33.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Corridorian economy, worth a remarkable 1,059 trillion Dycats a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Gambling, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 164,983 Dycats, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Local mafias have a tough time disposing of dead snitches without catching the attention of recycling authorities, funny-looking kids are stood at the front of the classroom for everybody to point and laugh at, serial commas clarify the relationship between one's lackeys, the taxpayers, and kinsfolk, and same-sex marriages are increasingly common. Crime is pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. The Northwest Corridor's national animal is the white elk, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

The Northwest Corridor is ranked 280,847^th in the world and 30^th in Valaryia for Safest, scoring 5.16 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.