The Most Serene Republic of Burketopia is a large, cultured nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service. The devout population of 190 million Burketopians 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 relatively small government is dominated by the Department of Spirituality, although Law & Order, Healthcare, and Public Transport are also considered important. The average income tax rate is 12.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Burketopian economy, worth 9.74 trillion Silver Bobs a year, is led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Trout Farming. Average income is 51,267 Silver Bobs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

Most Silver Bob coins are riddled with bite marks, shivering secretaries type letters under torrential downpours in open-roof offices, shirts-versus-skins games are now skins-versus-skins games, and environmentalists are advocating slash-and-burn in the nation's forests. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Burketopia's national animal is the White Raven, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Burketopia is ranked 59,876^th in the world and 121^st in Edoca for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 4,303.86 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.