The Republic of Norna Chitya is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Rich Uncle Pennybags with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, irreverence towards religion, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 2.208 billion Norna Chityans are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The relatively small, corrupt, pro-business government is primarily concerned with Industry, with Education, Defense, and Healthcare also on the agenda, while Spirituality and Environment aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Empire. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Norna Chityan economy, worth 470 trillion baht a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 213,128 baht, with the richest citizens earning 6.4 times as much as the poorest.

Corporations claim the third ounce of any metal traded in a wicker-cone on the Sunday of a full moon as a charitable expense, ignorance is considered a politically desirable quality, pollution is on the rise along with government approvals of fracking projects, and barbed wire entanglements and guard towers surround the New Empire Natural History Museum. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Norna Chitya's national animal is the panther, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Norna Chitya is ranked 187,491^st in the world and 6,947^th in The East Pacific for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 26.72 on the Bus Surprisal Index.