The Peoples Socialist Republic of North Amherst is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by General Secretary Lucas Weston with an even hand, and renowned for its frequent executions, ubiquitous missile silos, and smutty television. The compassionate, cheerful, devout population of 13.244 billion North Amherstinians 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, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Charlotte. The average income tax rate is 99.0%.

The frighteningly efficient North Amherstian economy, worth a remarkable 3,137 trillion Gons 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 Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an amazing 236,912 Gons, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Jack Russells have proven to be terrible spies, helium balloons lift the nation's spacecraft towards the heavens, the only things written in the stars are arrest warrants for astrologers, and spies caught in North Amherst are never heard from again. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. North Amherst's national animal is the Gorilla, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Judaism.

North Amherst is ranked 49,166^th in the world and 261^st in The Leftist Assembly for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring 628.81 on the Clooney Contribution Index.