The Democratic States of Norman R Augustine is a gargantuan, efficient nation, notable for its avowedly heterosexual populace, daily referendums, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed population of 12.021 billion Norman R Augustineans are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 34.7%.

The very strong Norman R Augustinean economy, worth 714 trillion Pesos a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Tourism, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 59,414 Pesos, with the richest citizens earning 7.5 times as much as the poorest.

The nation has reverted back to an agrarian society after anything more advanced than the wheel was banned, sex changes are routinely performed at Norman R Augustine's hospitals, the nation's new foreign policy of 'very disproportionate retribution' has its neighbors on edge, and the regional delicacy of chocolate bombes is deadlier than an unexploded bomb. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Norman R Augustine's national animal is the Dog, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Norman R Augustine is ranked 69,002^nd in the world and 53^rd in The Gallery for Most Beautiful Environments, with 616.77 pounds of wildlife per square mile.