The Archbishopric of Bamberg is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Archbishop Ludwig Schick with an even hand, and notable for its compulsory military service and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 29.075 billion Bambergers are free to succeed or fail in life on their own merits; the successful tend to enjoy an opulent (but moralistic) lifestyle, while the failures can be seen crowding out most jails.

The medium-sized, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Law & Order, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 18.4%.

The very strong Bamberger economy, worth a remarkable 1,230 trillion thalers a year, is led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Trout Farming, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 42,327 thalers, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 145,215 per year while the poor average 9,055, a ratio of 16.0 to 1.

Citizens select which government department gets their income tax thalers each year, voting is compulsory, Archbishop Ludwig Schick has just been declared ruler of Bamberg in an international press conference, and Roman Catholicism has been named as Bamberg's national religion. Crime is a problem. Bamberg's national animal is the beaver and its national religion is Roman Catholicism.

Bamberg is ranked 14,475^th in the world and 2^nd in Deutschland for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 7,789.24 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.