The Principality of Burback is a massive, socially progressive nation, renowned for its national health service, ubiquitous missile silos, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate population of 2.939 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 78.0%, 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 84,452 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Soldiers find that home gadgets and power tools are more effective as improvised weapons than the guns they've been issued, interest in globalism never flags, it's considered a civil right to be allowed to neglect and mistreat your own children, and Leader claims to be the epitome of family values. 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 7,773^rd in the world and 394^th in The North Pacific for Safest, scoring 124.73 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.