The Free Land of Norden Jarnviter is a huge, genial nation, notable for its smutty television, irreverence towards religion, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, democratic population of 366 million Jarnviterians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Octasulfurt. The average income tax rate is 70.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Jarnviterian economy, worth 8.57 trillion Roots a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Furniture Restoration, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 23,428 Roots, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Buses are widely regarded as the safest way to travel, bowling teams spend more time looking at their phones than the pins, citizens may not "love, honor and obey" anyone except the State, and pausing for applause during a speech is seen as a form of censorship. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Norden Jarnviter's national animal is the Peregrine Falcon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Norden Jarnviter is ranked 279,494^th in the world and 4,604^th in The North Pacific for Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry, scoring -6 on the Tasmanian Pulp Environmental Export Index.