The Northern Empire of Kvylia is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Empress Katrín II with an even hand, and remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, public floggings, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 3.026 billion Kvylish enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The large, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hvolskrókur. The average income tax rate is 76.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Kvylish economy, worth 295 trillion Kronor a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Soda Sales, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 97,651 Kronor, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

UFO sightings are listed daily in the morning news, the nation's "surprisingly chill" military is renowned for its horrendous war crimes, drunk drivers are sent to rehabilitation paid for by the government, and there's nothing more rock-and-roll than absolute sobriety. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kvylia's national animal is the Reindeer, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Ásatrú.

Kvylia is ranked 270,010^th in the world and 5,657^th in The North Pacific for Most Corrupt Governments, with 0.7 kickbacks per hour.