The United Socialist States of Ursabeknikov is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Bärenrat Markus with an even hand, and remarkable for its smutty television, state-planned economy, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 2.581 billion Ursines are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bärenparadies. The average income tax rate is 96.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Ursin economy, worth 363 trillion Ulags a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 140,688 Ulags, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Immigrants who carry knives on them are presumed to be chefs, Bärenrat Markus's luxurious new home has been designated as a protected cultural heritage site, the only things written in the stars are arrest warrants for astrologers, and the nation is 10000 Islands's leading manufacturer of intricately-patterned sweaters. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ursabeknikov's national animal is the Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ursabeknikov is ranked 8,288^th in the world and 169^th in 10000 Islands for Smartest Citizens, with 101.16 quips per hour.