The Federal Republic of Besern is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by Atrueue Vischervonda with a fair hand, and notable for its public floggings, digital currency, and smutty television. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 7.116 billion Besernians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Brient. The average income tax rate is 79.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Besernian economy, worth 870 trillion soners a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Basket Weaving, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 122,400 soners, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Signatures have been replaced with illegible scribbles, a life spent suffering in silence is considered noble, photographers can be found hiding behind the curtains in Atrueue Vischervonda's bedroom, and rioting during the nation's hosting of ORDER caused one million soners of property damage. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Besern's national animal is the tekreik, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Kristi.

Besern is ranked 16,257^th in the world and 422^nd in the South Pacific for Most Efficient Economies, scoring 99.83 on the Krugman-Greenspan Business Outlook Index.