The Free Bears of Bears Armed is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by ChairBear of the High Council with a fair hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, unlimited-speed roads, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 42.119 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 16,041 trillion golden thalers a year, is dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Soda Sales, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 380,869 golden thalers, with the richest citizens earning 8.3 times as much as the poorest.

The phrase 'spreading like wildfire' is no longer in the public lexicon, school children are expected to know the names of all seven hundred native tribes and their cultural practices, there's a mortuary next to every Urrsish restaurant, and worship days have replaced sick days. 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 41,543^rd in the world and 20^th in International Democratic Union for Lowest Crime Rates, with 79.92 law-abiding acts per hour.