The Ruriqian Directorate of Bonere is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by The Director with an iron fist, and renowned for its compulsory military service, prohibition of alcohol, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 4.414 billion Bonerians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Delilopolis. The average income tax rate is 60.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Bonerian economy, worth 264 trillion Shekles 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, quite specialized black market in Trout Farming and Retail. 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 59,701 Shekles, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The nation's soldiers are considered the best-dressed in nasunia, the government merely pays lip service to Freedom, conscientious objectors are hanged as traitors, and former customs officers are adjusting to their new lives as market stall traders. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bonere's national animal is the Homo Sapiens, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Freedom.

Bonere is ranked 129,668^th in the world and 4^th in nasunia for Highest Average Incomes, with 59,701.62 Standard Monetary Units.