The Edenist Kingdom of Burkai is a titanic, orderly nation, ruled by Emperor Jun-Tig with an iron fist, and notable for its frequent executions, avowedly heterosexual populace, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 19.926 billion Burkans 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 government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Spirituality. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Jun-kai. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 43.0%.

The strong Burkaian economy, worth a remarkable 1,311 trillion Joules a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 65,839 Joules, with the richest citizens earning 8.5 times as much as the poorest.

Schoolyard sandboxes resemble ashtrays due to the large number of cigarette butts, garishly-decorated government buildings are being hailed as the height of 'religious nouveau', Burkaian novella fans become unusually flustered when thinking about Emperor Jun-Tig, and cold medicines curiously become cheaper when government officials sneeze. Crime, especially youth-related, is a problem, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Burkai's national animal is the Burkan Red Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Edenism.

Burkai is ranked 16,935^th in the world and 8^th in Tarkin for Most Rebellious Youth, scoring 2 on the Stark-Dean Displacement Index.