The Incorporated States of Burnpoint is a mid-sized, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its frequent executions and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, democratic population of 50 million Burnpointians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The tiny, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Welfare, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.0%.

The very strong Burnpointian economy, worth 3.70 trillion Burnpoint Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 74,056 Burnpoint Dollars, with the richest citizens earning 5.9 times as much as the poorest.

A burger chain recently changed its name to Mack Donaldz for legal reasons, major cities shut down as their local sports team takes to the field every day, mall countdown clocks warn that there are only 364 more shopping days until Maxxmas, and escargots have lost their charm ever since they started to be called 'cooked land snails'. Crime, especially youth-related, is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Burnpoint's national animal is the bald eagle.

Burnpoint is ranked 90,895^th in the world and 347^th in Concord for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 2,576.94 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.