The Republic of Boursmond is a tiny, safe nation, remarkable for its ban on automobiles. The democratic population of 8 million Boursmondians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 46.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The fragile Boursmondian economy, worth 180 billion Bours a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Pizza Delivery, Retail, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 22,611 Bours, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Cars are banned, a bill to outlaw math homework has been submitted, one does not simply walk into the tundra, and the thin blue line is composed of picketing police officers demanding better pensions. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Boursmond's national animal is the Bourd, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Boursmond is ranked 302,286^th in the world and 550^th in Starlight for Highest Average Incomes, with 22,611.44 Standard Monetary Units.