The Nation of Northern Life is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Guy Weightman with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 3.856 billion Northern Lifers are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Doveport. The average income tax rate is 82.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Northern Lifer economy, worth 523 trillion Divres a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 135,797 Divres, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Cultural heritage is measured in Scoville Heat Units, military officers are given medals for disobeying orders, the government is on the side of working people (like CEOs, bankers and billionaires), and this year's hottest fashion trend is the Lese Majeste collection. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Northern Life's national animal is the Peregine Falcon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Northern Life is ranked 251,095^th in the world and 13,187^th in Lazarus for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -4 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.