The Republic of Buness is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Darret Brown with a fair hand, and notable for its ubiquitous missile silos, complete absence of social welfare, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 12.385 billion Bunessians 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, Industry, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bowen. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 31.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Bunessian economy, worth a remarkable 1,137 trillion Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Retail, Arms Manufacturing, and Information Technology. Average income is 91,879 Dollars, with the richest citizens earning 6.5 times as much as the poorest.

There's more vermin than ever on the metro, a flying elephant and Darret Brown share the same nickname, the army's use of chemical weapons leaves a bad taste in the mouth, and politicians sweat as journalists scour internet archives for any mention of them. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Buness's national animal is the Stork, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Christianity.

Buness is ranked 40,425^th in the world and 1^st in The Empire for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 6,029.27 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.