The Metropolitan Borough of Bury is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by The Council President with a fair hand, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, keen interest in outer space, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic population of 3.259 billion Buryites enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized government prioritizes Education, with Administration, Law & Order, and Defense also on the agenda, while International Aid and Spirituality aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bury. The average income tax rate is 43.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Buryite economy, worth 237 trillion Bury pounds a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Uranium Mining, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 72,729 Bury pounds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

The Council President has just been declared ruler of Bury in an international press conference, the government has declined to declare any particular religion as its 'official' one, the question of 'what is The Council President's favorite color?' has been given a priority rating of burnt-orange, and elderly tribespeople die in bed surrounded by loved ones and linguists. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bury's national animal is the worker bee, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is The Church of Neco Arc.

Bury is ranked 274,872^nd in the world and 1,132^nd in the Pacific for Largest Black Market, with 85.0 billion Standard Monetary Units.