The Republic of Bora Nun is a massive, genial nation, remarkable for its avowedly heterosexual populace, zero percent divorce rate, and suspicion of poets. The quiet, industrious population of 4.132 billion Bora Nunians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 35.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Bora Nunian economy, worth 169 trillion guilders a year, is led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Furniture Restoration, and Arms Manufacturing. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 41,062 guilders, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Children in school playgrounds can be heard chanting the hymns of the Order of Violet, all telephone traffic is monitored for 'national security reasons', cheap textbooks have replaced coasters at college ragers, and nobody knows why the caged cobra sings. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bora Nun's national animal is the cobra, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Bora Nun is ranked 207,231^st in the world and 1,190^th in Remembrance for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 49.5 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.