The Empire of North Canterandar is a massive, socially progressive nation, notable for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 1.401 billion North Canterandarians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The relatively small, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.8%.

The strong North Canterandarian economy, worth 114 trillion bitcoins a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 82,077 bitcoins, with the richest citizens earning 8.0 times as much as the poorest.

Confusing advertising has left citizens unsure if cults will either welcome them or try to kill them, children's books regularly feature formerly distressed damsels suing their princes, crackheads chase drug-loaded drones in hopes of a lucky drop, and torture is commonly used to extract information from suspected criminals. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent. North Canterandar's national animal is the falcon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

North Canterandar is ranked 95,016^th in the world and 1,619^th in The East Pacific for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 2,140.01 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.