The Republic of Buende is a fledgling, safe nation, renowned for its state-planned economy, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 6 million Buendeans love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 62.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The basket case Buendean economy, worth 60.4 billion Buos a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Information Technology, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 10,069 Buos, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

There's nothing more gay than bleeding for your nation, harassed women are constantly hassled by guys who are "just giving them compliments", the nation has welcomed its expats back with open arms, and married couples must call each other "darling" or risk a fine. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Buende's national animal is the wolve, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Buende is ranked 270,516^th in the world and 1,096^th in Europeia for Most Corrupt Governments, with 0.76 kickbacks per hour.