The Region of Bicol is a gargantuan, efficient nation, notable for its complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 28.288 billion Bicolanoes are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The medium-sized, pro-business government prioritizes Spirituality, with Law & Order and Industry also on the agenda, while Welfare isn't funded at all. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 22.4%.

The very strong Bicolano economy, worth a remarkable 1,038 trillion pesos a year, is quite specialized and led by the Pizza Delivery industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Information Technology, and Book Publishing. Average income is 36,720 pesos, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 112,173 per year while the poor average 9,317, a ratio of 12.0 to 1.

Voting is compulsory and citizens are enjoying a recent large cut in taxes. Crime is a problem. Bicol's national animal is the tabios.

Bicol is ranked 151,798^th in the world and 49^th in Terranova for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 1,784.54 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.