The Federal Republic of Burikinia is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Anto Kertajaya with an even hand, and remarkable for its national health service, frequent executions, and aversion to nipples. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 9.582 billion Burikinians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Burik City. The average income tax rate is 87.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Burikinian economy, worth a remarkable 2,073 trillion Bruns a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 216,391 Bruns, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Max Barry is this year's Miss Burikinia, the "war on terror" doesn't seem to be making Burikinians any less frightened, the Azure Dragon is protected from hunting and slowly coming back from the brink of extinction, and history textbook pages are used as impromptu tissues by distraught students. Crime is totally unknown. Burikinia's national animal is the Azure Dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Islam.

Burikinia is ranked 3,974^th in the world and 158^th in Lazarus for Nicest Citizens, with 53.52 average smiles per day.