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The Republic of Nothern Fores is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by President Henrik Odon with an iron fist, and notable for its vat-grown people, sprawling nuclear power plants, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 2.539 billion Nothern Foresians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Education, Industry, and Law & Order also on the agenda. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Neeluia. The average income tax rate is 89.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Nothern Foresian economy, worth 492 trillion ₦ Zorlexas a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Basket Weaving. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 193,843 ₦ Zorlexas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

More sidewalk is dedicated to animals than people, the military refers to helpless combatants offering surrender as "sitting ducks", the nation's government buildings are remarkable for being ugly concrete boxes, and cutting-edge missile systems are being retrofitted to twin-prop air force biplanes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nothern Fores's national animal is the Snow Fox, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Christianity.

Nothern Fores is ranked 4,224^th in the world and 8^th in Christians for Most Patriotic, with 87.39 flags saluted per person per day.