The Principality of Backbergen is a huge, orderly nation, notable for its keen interest in outer space, absence of drug laws, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 532 million Backbergenians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Spirituality. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Göstatornsby. The average income tax rate is 71.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Backbergenian economy, worth 21.5 trillion Bergiska Dalers a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, quite specialized black market in Basket Weaving, Arms Manufacturing, Woodchip Exports, and Beef-Based Agriculture. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 40,435 Bergiska Dalers, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Popular websites like NationStates are blocked for "national security", the number of deaths due to poor fungus identification is mushrooming, a nickname of "Doctor Death" probably indicates a decorated war hero, and there's sophisticated talk of revolution within the ever-expanding mining colonies. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Backbergen's national animal is the Moose, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Backbergen is ranked 35,526^th in the world and 10^th in Rosaria for Highest Drug Use, scoring 325.11 on the Pineapple Fondness Rating.