The The the the the the island of Bear lair is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by king bear with an even hand, and remarkable for its ubiquitous missile silos, ban on automobiles, and lack of airports. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 1.265 billion bearers are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of bear city. The average income tax rate is 22.4%.

The all-consuming Bear lairian economy, worth 120 trillion bear golds a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Uranium Mining, and Basket Weaving. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 95,113 bear golds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

The new Refuse Hills housing development is under construction, proper policy proposals prerequire professional peer-reviewed papers, the navy plans patrols according to how many pubs nearby ports have, and a few immigrants are better than no immigrants according to king bear. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bear lair's national animal is the bear, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is the bear's way.

Bear lair is ranked 6,414^th in the world and 2^nd in Amalgamated Federation for Most Politically Apathetic Citizens, with 59.78 Whatever.