The Shady Middleman of Middle Brightonburg is a gargantuan, efficient nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, complete lack of public education, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 30.964 billion Middle Brightonburgians are free to succeed or fail in life on their own merits; the successful tend to enjoy an opulent (but moralistic) lifestyle, while the failures can be seen crowding out most jails.

The tiny, moralistic, pro-business government is primarily concerned with Law & Order, although Spirituality and Defense are also considered important, while Welfare and Social Policy aren't funded at all. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 7.9%.

The thriving Middle Brightonburgian economy, worth a remarkable 1,310 trillion Gold or silver or dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Retail. Average income is 42,314 Gold or silver or dollars, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 178,041 per year while the poor average 6,526, a ratio of 27.3 to 1.

Harry Potter books are banned, travellers are often forcibly evicted by torch-bearing mobs, lending firms are subject to strict government regulations, and government police forces protect public schools from the threat of protest. Crime is a problem, possibly because it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many regulations. Middle Brightonburg's national animal is the Lion, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Middle Brightonburg is ranked 144,944^th in the world and 1^st in Casablanca for Most Patriotic, with 12.35 flags saluted per person per day.