The Culture Blossom Commonwealth of North Prarie is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by President Akinorha with an even hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 7.445 billion Prarieans enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Stonebridge. The average income tax rate is 95.8%.

The frighteningly efficient North Prariean economy, worth a remarkable 1,265 trillion Deltas a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 170,015 Deltas, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Police escort anti-abortion activists to free speech cages if they try to express their views, passengers often cause a stink on public transport, war vets look after war animals, and recent protests against birds flying too low have resulted in bloodshed. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. North Prarie's national animal is the Narwhal, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Blossomism.

North Prarie is ranked 241,058^th in the world and 7,822^nd in the South Pacific for Largest Mining Sector, scoring -21.26 on the Blue Sky Asbestos Index.