The Free Land of The Ursine Northlands is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Chairbear of the High Council with a fair hand, and remarkable for its deadly medical pandemics, avant-garde cinema, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 21.312 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, prioritizes Education, with Defense and Industry also on the agenda, while Social Policy and Welfare aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of NorthPort. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 3.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Northlander Urrsish economy, worth a remarkable 3,410 trillion golden thalers a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Gambling, and Soda Sales. Average income is an impressive 160,015 golden thalers, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 575,539 per year while the poor average 31,843, a ratio of 18.1 to 1.

Gossip magazines are more interested in astrological stars than celebrity ones, crossword puzzles have been co-opted as a symbol of racial discrimination, nobody is allowed to stop the local daycare from reading Nietzsche to pre-schoolers, and trails to natural wonders are littered with trash from reality film crews. Crime is totally unknown. The Ursine Northlands's national animal is the hare, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is One Plus Seven or Urrsarhtru.

The Ursine Northlands is ranked 7,661^st in the world and 17^th in International Democratic Union for Highest Workforce Participation Rate, with 79.01 Workforce Participation Rate.