The Borderlands of Northwest Territories is a gargantuan, safe nation, notable for its punitive income tax rates and stringent health and safety legislation. The democratic population of 23.997 billion Northwest Territoriesians enjoy great social freedoms and frequent elections, where the majority of the populace regularly votes to increase its benefits at the expense of various hapless minorities.

The enormous, moralistic, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Healthcare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 61.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but sluggish Northwest Territoriesian economy, worth 396 trillion loonies a year, is highly specialized and led by the Furniture Restoration industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Soda Sales, and Automobile Manufacturing. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 16,522 loonies, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Northwest Territories's national animal is the moose.

Northwest Territories is ranked 214,758^th in the world and 7^th in Northwest Territories for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 30 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.