The Sadistic Republic of Bright Angel is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Johann der Becker with an iron fist, and renowned for its anti-smoking policies, flagrant waste-dumping, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 40.147 billion Bright Angelians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Industry, Spirituality, and Education are also considered important, while Environment and Welfare receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Flagstaff. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Bright Angelian economy, worth a staggering 52,134 trillion zuchs a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, and Information Technology. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is a breathtaking 1,298,592 zuchs, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 4,992,865 per year while the poor average 232,583, a ratio of 21.5 to 1.

A baby's first breath is also a baby's first felony, government statistics suggest 115% of the population love Johann der Becker, one lone government employee can be seen hunting for the elusive stray white dog, and the domestic version of the Paddington Bear movie was a far shorter and bloodier tale. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, despite the fact that it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many laws. Bright Angel's national animal is the red bearded woodchuck, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Veni vidi vici.

Bright Angel is ranked 2^nd in the world and 1^st in Macfora Forever for Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry, scoring 86,726.89 on the Tasmanian Pulp Environmental Export Index.