The Free Land of The Norlian Territories is a huge, genial nation, remarkable for its ban on automobiles, absence of drug laws, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 281 million Norlian Territoriesians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Phelin City. The average income tax rate is 78.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Norlian Territoriesian economy, worth 16.1 trillion Beniers 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 dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Book Publishing. Average income is 57,158 Beniers, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The military is researching proton packs and PK-meters to combat "unseen enemy forces", funeral directors are frequently looking at their watches during funerals, The Norlian Territories has designated New Phelin City as its capital city, and vegetables are crisper thanks to CRISPR. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Norlian Territories's national animal is the Crow, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

The Norlian Territories is ranked 7,903^rd in the world and 26^th in Thaecia for Safest, scoring 124.32 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.