The Free Land of Borehole is a very large, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, complete lack of prisons, and keen interest in outer space. The devout population of 380 million Boreholeans are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of JUYET. The average income tax rate is 29.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Boreholean economy, worth 41.3 trillion BRCS a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Automobile Manufacturing, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 108,728 BRCS, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

The election for Leader's office's janitor is heating up, women mime their gynaecological symptoms with hand-puppets, excessive wheelchair ramps on government buildings have been compared to theme park attractions, and space shuttles are lying silent on the runway till the Space Agency can work out how to fit a creche and a meditation room into their next spacecraft. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Borehole's national animal is the Bore Eagle 🦅, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Borehole is ranked 219,685^th in the world and 3,398^th in The North Pacific for Fattest Citizens, with 8.77 Obesity Rate.