The Borderlands of Nothreen is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, notable for its smutty television, unlimited-speed roads, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless population of 10.109 billion Nothreenians are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The minute, corrupt, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, prioritizes Industry, with Defense also on the agenda, while Law & Order and Environment are ignored. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Nothreenian economy, worth a remarkable 4,532 trillion Noos a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Soda Sales, Gambling, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an amazing 448,376 Noos, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 4,181,641 per year while the poor average 4,263, a ratio of 980 to 1.

Advertisers scramble to sponsor the broadcast of Leader's most personal functions, surrealist houses shaped like mushrooms and volcanoes dominate the wealthiest neighborhoods, the government has cut its subsidies for all special interest groups, and dangerous criminals are often 'accidentally' sent on one-way trips to Maxtopia. Crime, especially youth-related, is so common that it is unusual to encounter someone following the law, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Nothreen's national animal is the dove, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Nothreen is ranked 272,749^th in the world and 12,560^th in the South Pacific for Most Income Equality, scoring 0.1 on the Marx-Engels Emancipation Scale.