The Merchant States of North Covenant is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by Msia Nsuku with an even hand, and remarkable for its deadly medical pandemics, pith helmet sales, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless population of 12.59 billion Covenetians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and look forward to their next free and open election, to be held on an as-yet unannounced date.

The tiny, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Chagu. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Covenetian economy, worth a remarkable 2,929 trillion Holds a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is an amazing 232,705 Holds, with the richest citizens earning 5.4 times as much as the poorest.

The government subsidises medicines of mass destruction, the golden rule is to never let an economic crisis go to waste, couples are discouraged from marrying until they can rank their partner on a scale of one to ten, and the government is washing its hands of alleged corruption. Crime is a major problem, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. North Covenant's national animal is the Whale, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is The Covenantian Pantheon.

North Covenant is ranked 326,451^st in the world and 16^th in The Charter for Nicest Citizens, with 0.27 average smiles per day.