The Federation of Nordrune is a mammoth, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Varg Oslo blackheart with an iron fist, and notable for its parental licensing program, complete lack of prisons, and anti-smoking policies. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 5.861 billion Nords are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order, Education, and Administration also on the agenda, while International Aid receives no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Blacksun. The average income tax rate is 84.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Nordrunean economy, worth a remarkable 1,058 trillion Runes a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Book Publishing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 180,567 Runes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Trouble-makers are frequently turned in to the government to be 'recycled', modelling agencies send their clients to work in nursing homes, people reciting Shakespeare have become a common sight, and shoving people into lockers qualifies you for a ministerial position. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nordrune's national animal is the Arctic fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Nordic witchcraft.

Nordrune is ranked 233,251^st in the world and 3,281^st in the South Pacific for Fattest Citizens, with 8.2 Obesity Rate.