The United Kingdom of Talvimaa is a very large, socially progressive nation, notable for its complete lack of prisons, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 457 million Nordics hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lahtela. The average income tax rate is 42.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Nordic economy, worth 23.9 trillion kroonas a year, is quite specialized and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Retail, Basket Weaving, and Book Publishing. Average income is 52,351 kroonas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

The government only invests in infrastructure after a natural disaster, unpopular cops are fired at a moment's notice by the citizens they police, children are raised bilingual from an early age, and social networking sites have discussion groups devoted to planning terrorist attacks. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Talvimaa's national animal is the lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Talvimaa is ranked 319,926^th in the world and 28^th in Elysion for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -11.58 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.