The Cultivated Peoples of Birdiun is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Sir Deepitybleepitydoo with a fair hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and daily referendums. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 3.425 billion Birdianians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Frogschlob City. The average income tax rate is 87.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Birdiunian economy, worth 434 trillion Boogles a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 126,793 Boogles, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

They who do not work shall not eat, time flies when you're not having fun, the national security service are a bunch of crooks, and fair-weather fans talk during plays while die-hard theatre enthusiasts stay at home. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Birdiun's national animal is the Blrdianian Big Cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Birdiun is ranked 5,795^th in the world and 162^nd in The Communist Bloc for Highest Food Quality, scoring 196.8 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.