The State of George Bergstrom is a titanic, safe nation, ruled by the Governor with a fair hand, and renowned for its compulsory military service and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 20.981 billion George Bergstromians are known throughout the region for their efficiency and work ethic, as well as their general suspicion of leisure.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. The average income tax rate is 19.5%.

The George Bergstromian economy, worth a remarkable 1,008 trillion betales a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Pizza Delivery, Tourism, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 48,049 betales, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.2 times as much as the poorest.

The latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, nudity is frowned upon, George Bergstrom has designated Capital Heights as its capital city, and The Governor has just been declared ruler of George Bergstrom in an international press conference. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. George Bergstrom's national animal is the deer.

George Bergstrom is ranked 237,857^th in the world and 1^st in Pentagon for Nicest Citizens, with 10.55 average smiles per day.