The Sadistic Republic of Bright Angel is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Johann der Becker with an iron fist, and remarkable for its smutty television, prohibition of alcohol, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 34.573 billion Bright Angelians 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 medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, with Industry, Spirituality, and Healthcare also on the agenda, while Environment and Welfare receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Flagstaff. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Bright Angelian economy, worth an astonishing 43,379 trillion zuchs 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 an enormous, deeply entrenched, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, 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 a breathtaking 1,254,729 zuchs, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 4,824,220 per year while the poor average 224,727, a ratio of 21.5 to 1.

A proud mining community is considering a rebellion after the Capital officially renamed them 'District XII', state officials tend to disappear after they forget to salute Johann der Becker's portrait, the most common doctor's prescription is "get out of my consulting room", and mandatory neutering has made purebred dogs a thing of the past. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, despite the fact that it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many laws. Bright Angel's national animal is the red bearded woodchuck, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Veni vidi vici.

Bright Angel is ranked 9,097^th in the world and 3^rd in Macfora Forever for Largest Retail Industry, scoring 12,000.97 on the Shrinkwrap Consignment Productivity Index.