The Disputed Territories of The Bureaucratic Territories is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Overlord with a fair hand, and renowned for its compulsory military service, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and frequent executions. The compassionate, democratic population of 8.988 billion Measured Men are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The medium-sized, liberal, outspoken government is primarily concerned with Education, with Healthcare, Industry, and Environment also on the agenda, while Spirituality isn't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of District 1. The average income tax rate is 90.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Weighed and Measured economy, worth a remarkable 1,564 trillion Favours a year, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Pizza Delivery. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 174,017 Favours, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Many suspect the government "doth protest too much" with their curiously specific denials of conspiracy theories, factories grind to a halt every time there is an election, scientists earn more grant money for reproducing old experiments than trying anything new, and the "Underwear of Women in Power" issue of The District 1 Times is sold out. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. The Bureaucratic Territories's national animal is the Mutated Platypus, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

The Bureaucratic Territories is ranked 5,478^th in the world and 304^th in The North Pacific for Most Pacifist, with 157.75 Cheeks Turned Per Day.