The Republic of Boursmond is a small, genial nation, renowned for its ban on automobiles and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 32 million Boursmondians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 48.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The struggling Boursmondian economy, worth 690 billion Bours a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Pizza Delivery, Basket Weaving, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 21,565 Bours, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Kids are taught in schools to argue with their parents, more and more musicians are refusing to put labels on their sound, the nation's only university is the School of Hard Knocks, and enemy navies sail within bombardment range of major coastal cities with impunity. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Boursmond's national animal is the Bourd, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Boursmond is ranked 130,830^th in the world and 308^th in Starlight for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 562.76 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.