The Republic of Bear Nation is a mammoth, safe nation, ruled by Pennywise with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 8.401 billion Bear Nationians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Wrigley. The average income tax rate is 24.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Bear Nationian economy, worth a remarkable 1,218 trillion Dollars a year, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 145,070 Dollars, with the richest citizens earning 5.0 times as much as the poorest.

Old dogs don't have to learn new tricks but they have to prove they haven't forgotten old ones, civil engineers are undermining sinkholes, the government is hounded to provide tissues whenever the feelings of the Dàguó people are hurt, and travelers praise airports for their endless beige corridors. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Bear Nation's national animal is the Grizzly Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Bear Nation is ranked 29,961^st in the world and 216^th in 10000 Islands for Most Cultured, scoring 79 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.