The On Vacation of Berlin and Hanover is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Friedrich Kraus with an even hand, and remarkable for its compulsory vegetarianism, restrictive gun laws, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 2.447 billion Berliners are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Berlin. The average income tax rate is 92.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Berliner economy, worth 406 trillion Deutsche Marks a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 166,315 Deutsche Marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Hipster cyclists declare that "metal is dead", lawyers spend as much time preparing their make-up as they do their briefs, throwing a sickie is a serious crime, and pedal-powered removal vans are a popular Maxxmas gift for the children of separated parents. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Berlin and Hanover's national animal is the Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Berlin and Hanover is ranked 8,438^th in the world and 148^th in Europe for Smartest Citizens, with 100.36 quips per hour.