The Autonomous Federation of Borealian Communes is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by the General Labour Council with a fair hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, rampant corporate plagiarism, and state-planned economy. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.041 billion Borealians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Greater Sudbury. The average income tax rate is 79.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Borealian economy, worth 101 trillion Borealian Dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Furniture Restoration, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 97,972 Borealian Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

One tree's worth of paperwork accompanies each imported log of timber, brave curators do battle with disorganised government libraries, it is mandatory to learn evolution in schools, and populations of two-headed Beavers have been found around recently-uncovered archaeological sites. Crime is totally unknown. Borealian Communes's national animal is the Beaver, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Secular.

Borealian Communes is ranked 254,519^th in the world and 1,592^nd in The Communist Bloc for Lowest Overall Tax Burden, scoring -116.53 on the Hayek Index.