The Bear-Free Lands of Sic transit gloria ursi is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by George W Bush with an iron fist, and remarkable for its public floggings, ritual sacrifices, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 2.056 billion anti-bear mujahids are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The relatively small, corrupt, well-organized government prioritizes Spirituality, although Industry, Defense, and Environment are also considered important, while Welfare and International Aid are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Twin Towers. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 10.6%.

The powerhouse Sic transit gloria ursian economy, worth 167 trillion chilis a year, is led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Automobile Manufacturing, and Soda Sales. Black market activity is notable. Average income is 81,434 chilis, with the richest citizens earning 9.7 times as much as the poorest.

East Lebatuckese luxury goods are plundered by the working class of Sic transit gloria ursi, the fire brigade often deal with cases of burnt toast, suppression of pro-democracy protests is a daily occurrence, and government projects are full of waste. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Sic transit gloria ursi's national animal is the bear, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is jihad against bears.

Sic transit gloria ursi is ranked 76,972^nd in the world and 16^th in Stargate for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 2,346.66 on the Gilded Widget Scale.