The Republic of Berlicum is a massive, efficient nation, renowned for its zero percent divorce rate, otherworldly petting zoo, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 1.156 billion Berlicumians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 52.2%.

The powerhouse Berlicumian economy, worth 136 trillion Ducats a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, fairly diversified black market in Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Tourism. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 117,979 Ducats, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

The nation's space program is doxxing the planet, airplane passengers have been known to stuff pillows in their jackets to get extra arm room, many of the unemployed have had the fight taken out of them, and wars of expansion are described as "peacekeeping operations". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Berlicum's national animal is the Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Berlicum is ranked 45,309^th in the world and 346^th in Novaya Zemlya for Nicest Citizens, with 18.02 average smiles per day.