The Principality of Burback is a mammoth, safe nation, renowned for its anti-smoking policies, keen interest in outer space, and daily referendums. The compassionate population of 8.162 billion Burbackians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Binghamton. The average income tax rate is 93.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Burbackian economy, worth 959 trillion dollars a year, is highly specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 117,553 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Stocks go up when the internet says so, B-SPAN viewership drops as MPs act their age, the phrase 'spreading like wildfire' is no longer in the public lexicon, and the government has begun selling heroin and ecstasy to help fund its projects. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Burback's national animal is the falcon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Burback is ranked 7,171^st in the world and 287^th in The North Pacific for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 14,248.77 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.