The United Socialist States of The North Hemisphere is a colossal, socially progressive nation, notable for its daily referendums, digital currency, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate population of 6.131 billion North Hemisphereans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Greater Gothenburg. The average income tax rate is 88.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse North Hemispherean economy, worth 540 trillion dinars a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 88,131 dinars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The North Hemisphere's soft-touch approach to diplomacy has made it known as the 'push-over' of the region, airplane passengers who purchase "basic economy" tickets are often assigned seats in the lavatory, Cthulhus that venture near secret military bases are routinely executed for espionage, and captains must wait until all rats are safe before jumping ship. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The North Hemisphere's national animal is the Cthulhu, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

The North Hemisphere is ranked 236,058^th in the world and 1^st in South Isengard for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry, scoring -10.1 on the Spitz-Pollish Productivity Index.