The Republic of North Pacific Lagene is a large, socially progressive nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, absence of drug laws, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 50 million North Pacific Lageneans live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.9%.

The strong North Pacific Lagenean economy, worth 2.83 trillion Eunes a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is fairly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Arms Manufacturing, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 56,627 Eunes, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 327,488 per year while the poor average 4,665, a ratio of 70.2 to 1.

Organ donation rates are among the lowest in the region, claiming to have performed the Heimlich Maneuver is a popular defense for assault charges, young children are regularly seen wagering pocket money at blackjack tables, and the "Underwear of Women in Power" issue of The North Pacific Lagene City Times is sold out. Crime is a serious problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. North Pacific Lagene's national animal is the Banana Slug, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

North Pacific Lagene is ranked 39,597^th in the world and 471^st in The North Pacific for Most Armed, with 3.93 weapons per person.