The Empire of Bergsburg is a large, orderly nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 169 million Imperials are rabid consumers, partly through choice and partly because the government tells them to and dissenters tend to vanish from their homes at night.

The tiny, pro-business, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Industry, Law & Order, and Education are also considered important, while Spirituality and International Aid aren't funded at all. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6.6%.

The all-consuming Imperial economy, worth 17.3 trillion Realmsmarks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is an impressive 102,135 Realmsmarks, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 920,339 per year while the poor average 1,396, a ratio of 659 to 1.

Running away is an essential part of the elite forces' hand-to-hand training, the nation frequently puts profits over peace, children who ask questions are told to conduct double-blinded studies, and Bergsburg City has restaurants serving every meat from aardvark to zebra. Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Bergsburg's national animal is the Imperial Eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Bergsburg is ranked 313,399^th in the world and 8^th in No Mans Land for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 15.5 on the Kitten Softness Rating.