The Republic of Bright Spark is a massive, safe nation, renowned for its burgeoning bison population. The hard-working, democratic, devout population of 2.945 billion Bright Sparkians 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 juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Welfare, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 10.8%.

The strong Bright Sparkian economy, worth 206 trillion marks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Automobile Manufacturing, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 70,109 marks, with the richest citizens earning 6.5 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is almost non-existent. Bright Spark's national animal is the bison, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Bright Spark is ranked 113,406^th in the world and 4,725^th in Balder for Safest, scoring 76.76 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.