The Kingdom of The Bourbons is a small, socially progressive nation, notable for its pith helmet sales and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 32 million Bourbonais are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 32.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Bourbonsian economy, worth 1.66 trillion Livres a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Arms Manufacturing, and Information Technology. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 51,940 Livres, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Immigrants are required to salute the flag five times a day, the endangered saltwater humpback Mammoth is only seen in captivity programs, a third of Bourbonais are e-certified CEOs, and guide dogs for the blind have been seen using government websites. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Bourbons's national animal is the Mammoth, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

The Bourbons is ranked 267,443^rd in the world and 164^th in The Land of Kings and Emperors for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 38.75 on the Kitten Softness Rating.