The Republic of Bernartice is a massive, safe nation, renowned for its enslaved workforce, national health service, and parental licensing program. The compassionate, devout population of 1.157 billion Bernarticeans are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 67.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Bernarticean economy, worth 140 trillion Ducats a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 121,216 Ducats, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 359,885 per year while the poor average 32,029, a ratio of 11.2 to 1.

Every politician claims to be at least 1% Native Bernarticean, the statue in the Steele Plaza has a solar panel for a hat, murderers frequently escape punishment by claiming they were protecting their honour, and sex changes are routinely performed at Bernartice's hospitals. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bernartice's national animal is the Bear, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Bernartice is ranked 90,779^th in the world and 501^st in Novaya Zemlya for Nicest Citizens, with 15.09 average smiles per day.