The Republic of Berman is a mammoth, orderly nation, ruled by Ada Janssen with an iron fist, and renowned for its compulsory military service, strictly enforced bedtime, and fear of technology. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 7.411 billion Bermanians are rabid consumers, partly through choice and partly because the government tells them to and dissenters tend to vanish from their homes at night.

The relatively small, pro-business government prioritizes Defense, with Industry and Education also on the agenda, while International Aid and Welfare receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Eiffeleininger. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.2%.

The all-consuming Bermanian economy, worth 720 trillion marks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Automobile Manufacturing, and Gambling. Average income is 97,212 marks, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 314,686 per year while the poor average 22,677, a ratio of 13.9 to 1.

A new generation of space-obsessed youth are convinced there's nothing out there, families returning from international vacations are unable to get their children back into the country, the government is seen to favor traditionalist religions, and new government leaflets tell coeliac children to eat more crisps. Crime is a serious problem, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Berman's national animal is the Alpine Ibex, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Paganism.

Berman is ranked 75,525^th in the world and 5^th in Lewisham for Most Developed, scoring 68.91 on the Human Development Index.