The Commonwealth of Langnord is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Edvard Stenbeck with a fair hand, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, daily referendums, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 3.314 billion Langnordish 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 Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Langopolis. The average income tax rate is 62.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Langnordan economy, worth 187 trillion Marks a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Trout Farming. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 56,443 Marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Children gain their first sex education from reading the dictionary, a formerly quiet little town is now booming as both a cult centre and a tourist attraction, artists are renowned for their ability to make art pieces out of thin air, and mathematicians are hated by children across the country. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Langnord's national animal is the Loon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is None at the Official Level.

Langnord is ranked 251,665^th in the world and 4^th in NationVision Official for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring -8.09 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.