The Republic of Berrada is a huge, genial nation, notable for its public floggings, national health service, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working population of 290 million Berradans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Stupatolla. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 40.5%.

The powerhouse Berradan economy, worth 22.8 trillion Bucks a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Cheese Exports, and Tourism. Average income is 78,544 Bucks, with the richest citizens earning 6.8 times as much as the poorest.

Producers insist that movie stars wear crash helmets in every scene, homophobia is off the menu, Leader's office has a newly installed Max-Man arcade game programmed by a 5th-grader, and tradesmen will knock 10% off their fees if customers pay cash. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Berrada's national animal is the cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Berrada is ranked 44,090^th in the world and 1,235^th in the South Pacific for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 3,824.27 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.