The Holy Empire of Bornodia is a huge, efficient nation, notable for its museums and concert halls, barren, inhospitable landscape, and daily referendums. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 325 million Bornodians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Solitude. The average income tax rate is 62.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Bornodian economy, worth 23.2 trillion golden septims a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Tourism, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 71,276 golden septims, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Maximum security fish farms leave caged salmon pining for the fjords, stone wrist watches that weigh 20lb are the latest trend, Bornodia is building an army to protect its overseas territories, and government officials sit helplessly as they are labelled 'Pompous Womples' by celebrities. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bornodia's national animal is the Compycus Toticus, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Bornodia is ranked 32,407^th in the world and 1,464^th in The North Pacific for Most Extensive Public Healthcare, scoring 3,345.03 on the Theresa-Nightingale Rating.