The Embodiment of Hope of The Byrdlands is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Byrd Probably with a fair hand, and renowned for its public floggings, vat-grown people, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 11.775 billion Byrdlanders hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, outspoken government prioritizes Healthcare, with Education, Defense, and Industry also on the agenda, while Spirituality is ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Relinski. The average income tax rate is 70.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Byrdish economy, worth 946 trillion pounds a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Trout Farming. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 80,361 pounds, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Laser-wielding robots are taking aim at human hearts, discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is illegal, the television adaptation of Jennifer Government is the most popular program in the nation, and clergy never mention brand names for fear of losing their government subsidies. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Byrdlands's national animal is the grand eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Aamalyism.

The Byrdlands is ranked 55,847^th in the world and 67^th in Anteria for Lowest Crime Rates, with 72.68 law-abiding acts per hour.