The Principality of Backbergen is a small, orderly nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, frequent executions, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 36 million Backbergenians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Spirituality. The average income tax rate is 54.7%.

The Backbergenian economy, worth 1.48 trillion Bergiska Dalers a year, is quite specialized and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Trout Farming, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 41,050 Bergiska Dalers, with the richest citizens earning 5.4 times as much as the poorest.

Unruly children often visit adult websites when angry with their parents, newly-peaceful nations are forced to use assault rifles as farming tools due to a lack of funds for purchasing anything else, governments opposing Backbergen are beset by rebels, and The Backbergen City State Museum is said to be haunted by ghastly musicians playing 'Nearer Violet to Thee'. 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 Älg, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Backbergen is ranked 101,626^th in the world and 10^th in Rosaria for Highest Food Quality, scoring 25.58 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.