The Free Land of The Ursine Northlands is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by ChairBear of the High Council with a fair hand, and renowned for its avant-garde cinema, complete absence of social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 31.201 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, outspoken government prioritizes Education, with Industry, Environment, and Administration also on the agenda, while Social Policy and Welfare receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of NorthPort. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Northlander Urrsish economy, worth a remarkable 6,652 trillion golden thalers a year, is dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Soda Sales, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 213,223 golden thalers, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 653,343 per year while the poor average 53,865, a ratio of 12.1 to 1.

Children are often observed making 'sand angels' in bunkers, this year's televised Budget Forecast has been cancelled because there was already one last year, a blood-red mark on the doorframe means a building must be passed over for destruction, and there have been sightings of people walking around dressed in nothing but leopard-skin g-strings for 'religious reasons'. Crime is totally unknown. The Ursine Northlands's national animal is the hare, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is One Plus Seven or Urrsarhtru.

The Ursine Northlands is ranked 33,831^st in the world and 28^th in International Democratic Union for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 5,259.35 on the Gilded Widget Scale.