The Federal Republic of Norathi is a massive, efficient nation, notable for its ritual sacrifices, keen interest in outer space, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 1.743 billion Norathians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, pro-business, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 19.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Norathian economy, worth 273 trillion Units a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Information Technology. Black market activity is notable. Average income is an impressive 157,132 Units, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,421,169 per year while the poor average 2,076, a ratio of 684 to 1.

Foreign ambassadors never get to see what Norathi has to offer, every new toxic waste dump comes with a seal of approval from the government's science advisor, adjacent suburbs build competing earthworks to force the other neighbourhood to flood first, and the nation's museums are real penny-pinchers. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force. Norathi's national animal is the Titan Ant, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Norathi is ranked 274,746^th in the world and 488^th in Aeternum for Highest Drug Use, scoring 35.06 on the Pineapple Fondness Rating.