The Federal Republic of Norklevo is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Storven Legar with a fair hand, and notable for its daily referendums, sprawling nuclear power plants, and infamous sell-swords. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 4.533 billion Norklevians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cloaveton. The average income tax rate is 32.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Norklevian economy, worth a remarkable 1,045 trillion Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an amazing 230,709 Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.6 times as much as the poorest.

Radio stations offer prizes to callers who can guess this month's most endangered species, heavy industry must go to expensive lengths to dispose of waste, molehills are the only mountains deemed safe enough for the public, and murderers and thieves claim divine inspiration to avoid prosecution. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Norklevo's national animal is the Hawk, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Norklevo is ranked 62,854^th in the world and 698^th in The North Pacific for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 16,925.05 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.