The Free Land of The Ursine Northlands is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by ChairBear of the High Council with a fair hand, and notable for its smutty television, avant-garde cinema, and compulsory gun ownership. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 31.092 billion Bears hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The tiny, outspoken government prioritizes Education, with Industry, Environment, and Administration also on the agenda, while Social Policy and Welfare receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of NorthPort. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Northlander Urrsish economy, worth a remarkable 6,629 trillion golden thalers a year, is dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Soda Sales, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 213,231 golden thalers, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 655,367 per year while the poor average 53,631, a ratio of 12.2 to 1.

Artists attempt to convince the Hardship Fund that their unmade bed is a masterpiece, students who refuse to pray are expelled from school, children are often observed making 'sand angels' in bunkers, and this year's televised Budget Forecast has been cancelled because there was already one last year. 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 65,897^th in the world and 48^th in International Democratic Union for Lowest Crime Rates, with 70.7 law-abiding acts per hour.