The Vehicle of Bus is a mammoth, safe nation, ruled by Rosa Parks with an even hand, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, ubiquitous missile silos, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed population of 6.011 billion bus operators are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of bus depot. The average income tax rate is 35.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The omnibus economy, worth 308 trillion fares a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Cheese Exports. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 51,273 fares, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Parents must choose their children's names from a government-mandated master list, wildlife near farms is slowly becoming extinct, roaming gangsters have been replaced by roaming drunkards, and fancy dress parties are raided by military police for new recruits. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bus's national animal is the route, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Speed.

Bus is ranked 24,624^th in the world and 3^rd in Seinfeld for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 6,043.03 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.