Location: International Democratic Union

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Free Bears of Bears Armed is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Chairbear of the High Council with a fair hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 13.012 billion hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded, liberal individuals juggles the competing demands of Education, Commerce, and the Environment. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Council Groves. Income tax is unheard of. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Tourism industry.

The tenet of free speech is held dear, there's a shortage of swinging hot spots as land development grinds to a halt, tourists outnumber citizens two to one, and the populace harbors a fierce hatred of the metric system. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bears Armed's national animal is the goldilocks, which is also the nation's favorite main course, its national religion is One Plus Seven, and its currency is the thaler.

Bears Armed is ranked 84th in International Democratic Union and 100,001st in the world for Largest Public Sector, scoring -11 on the Bureaucratic Comprehensiveness Rating Scale Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and