The Free Land of ECC Norway is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Kurt Cobain with an even hand, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, restrictive gun laws, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate population of 1.106 billion Norwegians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Oslo. The average income tax rate is 87.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Norwegian economy, worth 132 trillion Norwegian Kroner a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Basket Weaving. Average income is an impressive 119,374 Norwegian Kroner, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The nation's industries are scrambling to switch to biodegradable plastics, children aren't allowed to chew their pencils until they get home from school, therapists dispense hugs for heroin dealers and cuddles for crackheads, and meat-eating is frowned upon. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. ECC Norway's national animal is the Moose, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Cobainism.

ECC Norway is ranked 15,477^th in the world and 369^th in the Rejected Realms for Most Beautiful Environments, with 1,209.81 pounds of wildlife per square mile.