The Most Serene Republic of North Southumberland is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Rulerman The Wise with an even hand, and remarkable for its national health service, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and anti-smoking policies. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 16.972 billion North Southers enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of North Southumberland City. The average income tax rate is 98.9%.

The frighteningly efficient North Southish economy, worth a remarkable 3,913 trillion Floogles a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 230,607 Floogles, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Abortions are routinely performed in the nation's hospitals, citizens are allowed to rise or fall based on their own merits, retirement homes are filled with foreign war criminals, and police escort anti-abortion activists to free speech cages if they try to express their views. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. North Southumberland's national animal is the Wombat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

North Southumberland is ranked 131,848^th in the world and 1,357^th in 10000 Islands for Most Extreme, scoring 14.48 on the Paul-Nader Subjective Decentrality Index.