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The Matriarchy of North Blimba is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Queen Z the Bananamama with an even hand, and remarkable for its ban on automobiles, frequent executions, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 3.686 billion North Blimbans 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Suffragelrogk City. The average income tax rate is 13.6%.

The strong North Blimban economy, worth 196 trillion Humbahts a year, is quite specialized and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 53,238 Humbahts, with the richest citizens earning 5.1 times as much as the poorest.

Years of counter-terrorism planning are foiled by small details, university admissions staff are blindfolded to prevent accidental bias, the face of Queen Z the Bananamama is a permanent feature of the Suffragelrogk City skyline, and genetic research has been halted. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent. North Blimba's national animal is the Striped Zemu, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Specialmamaist.

North Blimba is ranked 180,075^th in the world and 8^th in Atlantean Stewardship for Highest Poor Incomes, with 22,083.2 Standard Monetary Units.