The Republic of Burlesqonia is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by marylyn monroe with an iron fist, and remarkable for its triple-decker prams, absence of drug laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, hard-working, cynical population of 1.074 billion Burlesqonians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Centralia. The average income tax rate is 36.9%.

The powerhouse Burlesqonian economy, worth 94.5 trillion marks a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 88,031 marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

All government communication requires the imprimatur of the Truth Police, weather forecasts are accurate but nobody has the bandwidth to view them, students are wary of colorfully decorated new teachers with names like Professor Pipsqueak, and citizens are strongly encouraged to breathe less so as to limit the carbon footprint. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Burlesqonia's national animal is the squirrel, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Burlesqonia is ranked 47,546^th in the world and 4^th in Warzone Sandbox for Safest, scoring 103.5 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.