The Federal Republic of Berkno is a huge, genial nation, notable for its pith helmet sales and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, democratic population of 622 million Berknoans 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 medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Berk. The average income tax rate is 34.5%.

The Berknoan economy, worth 27.3 trillion rubniers a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with significant contributions from Soda Sales, Retail, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 43,834 rubniers, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

Internet traffic has dropped to near zero, foreign lack of enthusiasm for Berknoan nose-flute disco metal is seen as a reasonable casus belli, Berkno has designated Berk as its capital city, and citizens are bombarded with advertising from their compulsory miniature radios. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Berkno's national animal is the tiger, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Berkno is ranked 76,017^th in the world and 284^th in Starlight for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 45.83 on the Kitten Softness Rating.