The Confrederal Property of Spare Flagpole is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Chairbear of the High Council with an even hand, and notable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, avant-garde cinema, and smutty television. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 24.307 billion flagbearers 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 Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Council Groves. The average income tax rate is 22.8%.

The frighteningly efficient flagbearing economy, worth a remarkable 2,481 trillion flags a year, is dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Soda Sales, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 102,101 flags, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.0 times as much as the poorest.

The suicide rate mysteriously skyrockets during census years, Flagbearing diplomacy is by the book, Chekhov's guns are killing the entertainment budget, and young girls and senior citizens alike can be spotted wearing colourful short shorts. Crime is well under control. Spare Flagpole's national animal is the lion, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is One Plus Seven.

Spare Flagpole is ranked 279,408^th in the world and 62^nd in International Democratic Union for Most Corrupt Governments, with 0.66 kickbacks per hour.