The Federation of Berica is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by President Edora Doppenheimer with a fair hand, and notable for its ubiquitous missile silos, keen interest in outer space, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 2.479 billion Bericans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Welfare, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sacrameberg DV. The average income tax rate is 45.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Berican economy, worth 269 trillion Berican Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 108,366 Berican Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

The government has solemnly sworn not to look up other nations' internet browsing history if the favor is returned, the rich are once again pinching pennies, the election for President Edora Doppenheimer's office's janitor is heating up, and the moral worth of national allies is judged by their GDP. Crime is totally unknown. Berica's national animal is the Berican Grizzly Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Evangelicality.

Berica is ranked 46,505^th in the world and 543^rd in the Pacific for Smartest Citizens, with 45.5 quips per hour.