| Population | 11.937 billion |
| Capital | Radagast's Rest |
| Leader | Khagan of the Hunt |
| Faith | Eldersong |
| Currency | amber thorn |
| Animal | Northern Moss Elk |
The Taiga Folk of Northern Wood is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Khagan of the Hunt with a fair hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, keen interest in outer space, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 11.937 billion Taiga Folks love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.
The large, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Radagast's Rest. The income tax rate is 100%.
The frighteningly efficient Taiga Folk economy, worth a remarkable 4,308 trillion amber thorns a year, is highly specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 360,922 amber thorns, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
The government is spending billions of taxpayer amber thorns to support "struggling" industries, the well-to-do in Forest are never on time for important appointments, rugby players that knock each other over always stop to make sure the other fellow is okay, and educators and parents alike are allowing children to view the internet again after violent videos were purged. Crime is totally unknown. Northern Wood's national animal is the Northern Moss Elk, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Eldersong.
Northern Wood is ranked 93rd in the world and 1st in Forest for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 69,046.87 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.
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Northern Wood was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Highest Average Incomes, Highest Foreign Aid Spending, Most Advanced Public Education, Most Beautiful Environments, and Most Inclusive.
- : Following new legislation in Northern Wood, educators and parents alike are allowing children to view the internet again after violent videos were purged.
- : Following new legislation in Northern Wood, rugby players that knock each other over always stop to make sure the other fellow is okay.
- : Following new legislation in Northern Wood, the well-to-do in Forest are never on time for important appointments.
- : Following new legislation in Northern Wood, the government is spending billions of taxpayer amber thorns to support "struggling" industries.
- : Following new legislation in Northern Wood, schoolyard bullying has a tendency to escalate.
- : Following new legislation in Northern Wood, orange trees find it's not easy being green.
- : Following new legislation in Northern Wood, citizens are frequently searched for illegal weapons.
- : Following new legislation in Northern Wood, the government has an entire department dedicated to staring at microscopes and writing down letters.
- : Following new legislation in Northern Wood, the running costs of homeless shelters are so high that it would be cheaper to buy houses for the homeless.
