The United Socialist States of Briganders is a massive, orderly nation, notable for its keen interest in outer space, complete lack of prisons, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 2.236 billion Brigandersians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 68.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Brigandersian economy, worth 202 trillion monies a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 90,480 monies, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Politicians can be seen taking candy from babies, midnight pizza breaks are common among the work-from-home population, one can walk from one side of Briganders City to the other without setting foot on Brigandersian soil, and citizens are frequently searched for illegal weapons. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Briganders's national animal is the animal, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Briganders is ranked 220,199^th in the world and 17^th in Guinea Kiribati for Largest Black Market, with 312 billion Standard Monetary Units.