The Federal Republic of Burayan is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its daily referendums, irreverence towards religion, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 483 million Burayanese are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Alcatakata. The average income tax rate is 64.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Burayanian economy, worth 34.5 trillion Burayanese Dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 71,486 Burayanese Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Rare art has become a significant factor in negotiating all foreign trade agreements, homophobia is off the menu, prime real estate is devoted to wind farms and solar energy generators, and when their backs are against the walls Burayanese look out for gay men. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Burayan's national animal is the Kiwi Phoenix, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Burayan is ranked 35,729^th in the world and 831^st in The East Pacific for Safest, scoring 107.11 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.