The Borderlands of Northumberlandia is a huge, efficient nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, unlimited-speed roads, and zero percent divorce rate. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 800 million Northumberlandians 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 relatively small, corrupt government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Administration, Law & Order, and Education are also considered important, while Welfare and Social Policy receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.3%.

The powerhouse Northumberlandian economy, worth 92.1 trillion Pound Sterlings a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Tourism, and Gambling. Black market activity is notable. Average income is an impressive 115,111 Pound Sterlings, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 515,688 per year while the poor average 15,908, a ratio of 32.4 to 1.

Education is transforming people into first-rate snobs, supermodels maintain their skinny form by running away from government officials, the government extracts trade concessions from poor nations in exchange for humanitarian aid, and diplomatic missions typically end with a flurry of childish insults, accusations and phlegm. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Northumberlandia's national animal is the Magpie, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Northumberlandia is ranked 40,359^th in the world and 1,364^th in The North Pacific for Most Cultured, scoring 75 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.