The Heavily Armed Republic of Burt Gummer is a gargantuan, safe nation, notable for its frequent executions, public floggings, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-working, democratic, devout population of 44.339 billion Burt Gummerians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 32.5%.

The strong Burt Gummerian economy, worth a remarkable 2,183 trillion bullets a year, is quite specialized and led by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 49,253 bullets, with the richest citizens earning 5.6 times as much as the poorest.

Gigantic new prisons are springing up all over the nation, streakers swamp all public events in order to bare it all, the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, and birds and children's kites are regularly brought down by anti-aircraft fire. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Burt Gummer's national animal is the graboid, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Burt Gummer is ranked 218,131^st in the world and 3,127^th in the Pacific for Most Patriotic, with 4.67 flags saluted per person per day.