The Free Commune of The Northwest Corridor is a colossal, socially progressive nation, notable for its compulsory military service, complete lack of prisons, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 6.362 billion Corridorians are proud of their wide-ranging civil freedoms, and those who aren't tend to be dragged off the streets by men in dark suits and hustled into cars with tinted windows.

The relatively small, corrupt, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Defense, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Svind. The average income tax rate is 28.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Corridorian economy, worth a remarkable 1,051 trillion Dycats a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Gambling, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 165,234 Dycats, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

The The Northwest Corridor Automotive Racing Series draws millions of spectators annually while those near the tracks complain about the noise, cigarettes are dead-cheap, the TNCBI Channel Tunnel project is plagued by delays, and military spending is on the increase. Crime is pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. The Northwest Corridor's national animal is the white elk, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Interim Polytheism.

The Northwest Corridor is ranked 131,688^th in the world and 25^th in Valaryia for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 1,452.63 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.