The Republic of BM-1 is a titanic, efficient nation, remarkable for its triple-decker prams, free-roaming dinosaurs, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, devout population of 20.288 billion BM-1ians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The medium-sized, moralistic, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 30.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong BM-1ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,598 trillion $$s a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, broadly diversified black market in Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Information Technology. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 78,788 $$s, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

A video of Leader wearing shock-blue face paint and smashing an electric guitar in front of a frenzied crowd is on endless repeat on the nightly news, calling dibs is an unalienable right, ten-year-olds regularly found their own political parties, and BM-1ians incessantly needle their doctors for relief. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. BM-1's national animal is the Death's-head hawkmoth, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

BM-1 is ranked 91,093^rd in the world and 1^st in Burning Man for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 105.26 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.