The Free Bears of Bears Armed is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by ChairBear of the High Council with a fair hand, and notable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, national health service, and compulsory gun ownership. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 37.981 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 14,171 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 373,107 golden thalers, with the richest citizens earning 8.6 times as much as the poorest.

People can't decide between preserving forests and buying print copies of 'Dogman Versus The Giggler', it is a common belief that a sport isn't sport if there are no decapitations, families must live in a village for a century before they get any say in how it runs, and the fattest folk in Bears Armed look to be the happiest ones. 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 17,278^th in the world and 8^th in International Democratic Union for Most Armed, with 8.16 weapons per person.