The Disputed Territories of The Bureaucratic Territories is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Overlord with a fair hand, and remarkable for its frequent executions, national health service, and smutty television. The compassionate, democratic population of 12.555 billion Measured Men are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The medium-sized, liberal government is primarily concerned with Education, although Industry, Healthcare, and Environment are also considered important, while Spirituality isn't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of District 1. The average income tax rate is 91.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Weighed and Measured economy, worth a remarkable 2,288 trillion Favours a year, is quite specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Pizza Delivery. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 182,265 Favours, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, the ongoing space elevator construction project has elevated the national debt to all new levels, board shorts have replaced board rooms, and the Supreme Court vehemently protects civil rights and the right to privacy. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. The Bureaucratic Territories's national animal is the Mutated Platypus, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

The Bureaucratic Territories is ranked 154,819^th in the world and 8,527^th in The North Pacific for Most Pro-Market, scoring 31.89 on the Rand Index.