The Unspecified Civilisation of Bestburg is a gargantuan, genial nation, renowned for its anti-smoking policies, sprawling nuclear power plants, and national health service. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 14.237 billion Bestburgians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Environment, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Pug City. The average income tax rate is 73.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Bestburgian economy, worth a remarkable 2,153 trillion Bestbucks a year, is highly specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 151,261 Bestbucks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Solid-gold toilets are Bestburgian prisons' least expensive furnishings, Leader has killer fashion sense, official government guidance encourages binge behaviors, and a flying elephant and Leader share the same nickname. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bestburg's national animal is the cobra, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Bestburg is ranked 7,045^th in the world and 72^nd in Forest for Safest, scoring 126.11 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.