The Republic of Norial is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its avant-garde cinema, frequent executions, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed population of 1.776 billion Norialians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Law & Order, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 45.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Norialian economy, worth 58.5 trillion Noes a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 32,962 Noes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Nocturnal light pollution is mostly blue, Leader has just been declared ruler of Norial in an international press conference, customs officers pretend not to hear shouts of "HELP LET ME OUT!" emerging from diplomatic bags, and open-heart surgery is taught in seminaries. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Norial's national animal is the Yes, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Norial is ranked 183,069^th in the world and 4,519^th in the Rejected Realms for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring zero on the Clooney Contribution Index.