The Communal Homesteads of Bjerke is a massive, genial nation, ruled by the Horse Whisperer with a fair hand, and notable for its daily referendums, ubiquitous missile silos, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.331 billion Bjerke-dwellers love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Travbanen. The average income tax rate is 76.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Bjerkish economy, worth 127 trillion crowns a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 95,420 crowns, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

There are no more heroes any more, signatures have been replaced with illegible scribbles, a child's only Trickster Night scare is the sight of their parents dancing, and breast milk is being redistributed from each according to their ability to each according to their need. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bjerke's national animal is the horse, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Bjerke is ranked 5,208^th in the world and 14^th in Wintreath for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 81.16 on the Kitten Softness Rating.