The State of Bertello is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by the Governor with an even hand, and remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape. The hard-working, devout population of 19.236 billion Bertelloans are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The tiny government prioritizes Welfare, although Law & Order, Healthcare, and Education are also considered important, while Environment and Spirituality are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Westminster. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.7%.

The very strong Bertelloan economy, worth a remarkable 1,105 trillion betales a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Pizza Delivery industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Information Technology, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 57,495 betales, with the richest citizens earning 9.4 times as much as the poorest.

Bertello has designated Westminster as its capital city, the government's official stance on religion is that it is so very silly, The Governor has just been declared ruler of Bertello in an international press conference, and it is against the rules of boxing to hit above or below the belt. Crime is relatively low. Bertello's national animal is the deer, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Bertello is ranked 96,434^th in the world and 1^st in Vatican City State for Least Corrupt Governments, with 93.5 percentage of bribes refused.