The Serene Democracy of Bear Connors Paradiso is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Dr Eamer with a fair hand, and renowned for its anti-smoking policies, public floggings, and rampant corporate plagiarism. The hard-nosed, democratic, humorless population of 18.097 billion Bears hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The minute, outspoken government, or what there is of one, is dominated by the Department of Education, with Environment also on the agenda, while Welfare and Spirituality receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Mark Barry Michael. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient a Bear economy, worth a remarkable 4,473 trillion euros a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, highly specialized black market in Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Tourism. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an amazing 247,223 euros, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Bear Connors Paradiso's children are widely acknowledged as the most foul-mouthed in the region, senior citizens can usually be found doing heavy manual labour, the fire brigade often deal with cases of burnt toast, and the government is a proud sponsor of the National Gaming Association. Crime, especially youth-related, is so common that it is unusual to encounter someone following the law, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Bear Connors Paradiso's national animal is the swan, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is agnostic.

Bear Connors Paradiso is ranked 360^th in the world and 10^th in the South Pacific for Smartest Citizens, with 279.1 Quips Per Hour.