The Commonwealth of Brid is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by Bluebrid with an even hand, and notable for its daily referendums, irreverence towards religion, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 18.526 billion Bridians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked morass — juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Starbrid. The average income tax rate is 76.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Bridian economy, worth a remarkable 1,084 trillion credits a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 58,557 credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Demand for night vision goggles and boat engine mufflers has spiked, stores employing more than 100 employees are required to be at least twenty miles from any competitor, the nation's green cities are indeed concrete jungles, and roads are often attended by round-the-clock construction crews. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Brid's national animal is the jellyfish, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Brid is ranked 27,877^th in the world and 2^nd in New EQDverse for Nicest Citizens, with 20.42 average smiles per day.