The Colony of Burter is a very large, socially progressive nation, renowned for its complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 374 million Burterians are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The tiny, pro-business, outspoken government is dominated by the Department of Spirituality, with Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare also on the agenda, while Social Policy and Welfare receive no funds. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.0%.

The very strong Burterian economy, worth 24.8 trillion Silver straws a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Retail, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 66,335 Silver straws, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 208,348 per year while the poor average 16,171, a ratio of 12.9 to 1.

Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Burter's national animal is the Monkey.

Burter is ranked 245,011^th in the world and 8^th in The Atlantic for Highest Poor Incomes, with 16,171.28 Standard Monetary Units.