The Protectorate of Bjarmya is a tiny, orderly nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 14 million Bjarmyans are rabid consumers, partly through choice and partly because the government tells them to and dissenters tend to vanish from their homes at night.

The minute government, or what there is of one, prioritizes Defense, with Spirituality, Healthcare, and Education also on the agenda, while Social Policy and Environment aren't funded at all. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6.2%.

The strong Bjarmyan economy, worth 768 billion Bjarmian Tenges a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is fairly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Soda Sales, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 54,873 Bjarmian Tenges, with the richest citizens earning 8.6 times as much as the poorest.

Octogenarian swimsuit models insist that they've still got it, prankster scientists legally change their names to silly pseudonyms before major discoveries, shanty towns of homeless immigrants are the ideal recruiting ground for terrorist organisations, and grocery store cereal aisles resemble a Piet Mondrian work. Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Bjarmya's national animal is the fox, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Bjarmya is ranked 85,768^th in the world and 135^th in Fifth Empire for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector, scoring 7,311.54 on the Charon Conveyancy Index.