The Protectorate of Burbak is a huge, pleasant nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and hatred of cheese. The hard-nosed, devout population of 467 million malices have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government is primarily concerned with Spirituality, although Welfare, Defense, and Law & Order are also considered important, while Environment and International Aid aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of malice moment. The average income tax rate is 29.0%.

The Burbakian economy, worth 19.9 trillion malices a year, is quite specialized and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Gambling, and Pizza Delivery. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 42,612 malices, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.8 times as much as the poorest.

Most people think algebra is something a mermaid wears, hunters often become the hunted, Mr Happy's Funland has just been named Burbak's new capital, and millions of simultaneously backfiring toilets have flooded malice moment with effluent. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Burbak's national animal is the malice, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Burbak is ranked 106,128^th in the world and 2^nd in Alex for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring 2,175.85 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.