The Federal Republic of Braterp is a very large, genial nation, remarkable for its zero percent divorce rate and compulsory military service. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 268 million Braterpians 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 Administration, Education, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 21.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Braterpian economy, worth 13.3 trillion Bollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Tourism, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 49,668 Bollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Graverobbers claim they're acting within the interest of 'scientific preservation', government employees have reverted to carrier pigeon due to never-ending virus scans, card players are calling the government's bluff on anti-gambling legislation, and the people elect the Supreme Court justices directly. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Braterp's national animal is the Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Braterp is ranked 169,652^nd in the world and 642^nd in Concord for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 206.98 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.