The Kingdom of Greater Normark is a massive, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its burgeoning Wolverine population. The hard-working, democratic, devout population of 2.847 billion Greater Normarkians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Spirituality. The average income tax rate is 17.9%.

The strong Greater Normarkian economy, worth 174 trillion Normishes a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Basket Weaving, and Trout Farming. Average income is 61,422 Normishes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.8 times as much as the poorest.

Gossip magazines are more interested in astrological stars than celebrity ones, Leader has just been declared ruler of Greater Normark in an international press conference, a sledgehammer and a spray can are seen as the default tools of political debate, and breast milk lattes are the newest fad among hip urbanites. Crime is totally unknown. Greater Normark's national animal is the Wolverine.

Greater Normark is ranked 130,008^th in the world and 83^rd in Coalition of Crown Albatross for Most Beautiful Environments, with 529.17 pounds of wildlife per square mile.