The Principality of Burback is a massive, cultured nation, notable for its keen interest in outer space, smutty television, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate population of 2.932 billion Burbackians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Healthcare, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Binghamton. The average income tax rate is 77.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Burbackian economy, worth 248 trillion dollars a year, is quite specialized and mostly made up of the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Automobile Manufacturing, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 84,915 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Political spontaneity takes a lot of planning, newspapers and TV broadcasters are given a list of 'acceptable words', teenage TV characters are played by thirty-year-olds by the end of the second season, and heartfelt sentiments are mercilessly marketed by a million-dollar treacle machine. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Burback's national animal is the falcon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Burback is ranked 91,799^th in the world and 2,044^th in The North Pacific for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring 2,651.64 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.