The Free Bears of Bears Armed is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Chairbear of the High Council with a fair hand, and renowned for its lack of airports, absence of drug laws, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 29.218 billion Bears live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, liberal, outspoken government, or what there is of one, 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 a remarkable 9,709 trillion golden thalers a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Soda Sales, and Gambling. Average income is an amazing 332,295 golden thalers, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,212,575 per year while the poor average 64,658, a ratio of 18.8 to 1.

The well-to-do in International Democratic Union are never on time for important appointments, Jennifer Government is a bestseller, road signs are getting harder to read under layers of knitted woolen cardigans, and a primitive society is being eroded as its youth flock to the modern world. 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 166,614^th in the world and 125^th in International Democratic Union for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring -127.33 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.