The Somewhat Insane Country of Bearslavania is a mammoth, efficient nation, ruled by grand ursus with an even hand, and remarkable for its compulsory military service, conspicuous electricity pylons, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate population of 9.531 billion Bearslavanians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of bearland. The average income tax rate is 92.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Bearslavanian economy, worth a remarkable 1,110 trillion Berries a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Furniture Restoration, and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 116,559 Berries, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The Bearslavanian Arts Council pays teenagers to sit through opera performances, scientists are terrified of fabulous new breakthroughs, it's a jungle out there, and construction of the Really Big Hadron Collider is underway. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bearslavania's national animal is the Bear, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Sanctum of the Gadzooks.

Bearslavania is ranked 73,501^st in the world and 2,616^th in Balder for Largest Populations, with 9.53 billion capita.