The Democratic State of Buckerino is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Christopher Bucky Marcopus with a fair hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 8.624 billion Buckerinorians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Marsupia. The average income tax rate is 95.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Buckerinorian economy, worth a remarkable 1,634 trillion Regals a year, is highly specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 189,534 Regals, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

A sudden shout of "surprise!" does not herald a party for teachers, you can't put down the nation's attitude to pet health, more than one company makes the board game Monopoly, and heartfelt sentiments are mercilessly marketed by a million-Regal treacle machine. Crime is totally unknown. Buckerino's national animal is the Kangaroo, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Buckerino is ranked 7,620^th in the world and 349^th in The North Pacific for Highest Average Incomes, with 189,535 Standard Monetary Units.