The Serene Democracy of Bear Connors Paradiso is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Dr Eamer with an even hand, and renowned for its smutty television, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, humorless population of 23.395 billion Bears have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The tiny, corrupt government is primarily concerned with Education, with Industry and Environment also on the agenda, while Welfare and Spirituality aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Mark Barry Michael. The average income tax rate is 1.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient a Bear economy, worth a remarkable 7,597 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, quite specialized black market in Information Technology, Tourism, and Retail. 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 324,741 euros, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Death row is annually emptied to feed the nation's hunger for televised murder-games, a firework a day does not in fact keep the doctor away, diplomats shake hands with their right and hide a poison dagger in their left, and dark net forums trade the encryption keys to immortality. 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 3,328^th in the world and 87^th in the South Pacific for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 16,805.28 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.