The United States of Burgermond is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Henry Walker with an even hand, and renowned for its sprawling nuclear power plants, frequent executions, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 5.05 billion Burgermondians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Burgertyer. The average income tax rate is 35.3%.

The all-consuming Burgermondian economy, worth 454 trillion patties a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Book Publishing. Average income is 90,002 patties, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

The acceptance of acupuncture and other alternative therapies has needled the scientific community, homeless people can be found sleeping on streets in front of unoccupied second homes, theft is considered to be okay if the crime happened a long time ago, and employees are told they can avoid traffic jams by starting work at 4 AM. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Burgermond's national animal is the cow, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Burgeranity.

Burgermond is ranked 38,502^nd in the world and 2,273^rd in Lazarus for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 58,231.31 Standard Monetary Units.