The Free Bears of Bears Armed is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by ChairBear of the High Council with a fair hand, and notable for its national health service, avant-garde cinema, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 38.089 billion Bears hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The tiny, corrupt, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Council Groves. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Urrsish economy, worth an astonishing 14,219 trillion golden thalers a year, is dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Soda Sales, and Gambling. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 373,327 golden thalers, with the richest citizens earning 8.0 times as much as the poorest.

Bears teach life's not worth a damn 'til you can shout out 'I am what I am', days begin with afternoon tea, farmers have taken to hunting billionaires who encroach on their land, and millionaires are surprised to find they are eligible for government handouts. Crime is totally unknown. Bears Armed's national animal is the goldilocks, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is One Plus Seven.

Bears Armed is ranked 1,874^th in the world and 4^th in International Democratic Union for Largest Populations, with 38.1 billion capita.