The Republic of Bridonia is a large, safe nation, notable for its suspicion of poets, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 169 million Bridonians 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 enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 68.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Bridonian economy, worth 1.60 trillion Bridonis a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Cheese Exports, Uranium Mining, and Information Technology. Average income is 9,457 Bridonis, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Ice-filled coffins are ominously positioned in the corner of every hospital ward, the military has declared war on all religious influence, the nation doesn't need to go to war in order to acquire new territory, and protests are legal but strictly supervised. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bridonia's national animal is the Bee.

Bridonia is ranked 279,792^nd in the world and 15,338^th in Balder for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -7.73 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.