The Community of Bernard Silver is a gargantuan, safe nation, notable for its complete lack of prisons, irreverence towards religion, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 16.02 billion Bernard Silverians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized, outspoken government prioritizes Welfare, with Education, Defense, and Healthcare also on the agenda, while Spirituality is ignored. The average income tax rate is 26.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Bernard Silverian economy, worth 708 trillion betales a year, is led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Cheese Exports, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 44,222 betales, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Voting is voluntary, high-income earners pay a 100% tax rate, education and welfare spending are on the rise, and citizens are allowed to rise or fall based on their own merits. Crime is totally unknown. Bernard Silver's national animal is the deer.

Bernard Silver is ranked 56,906^th in the world and 1^st in Vermont Republic for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 3,880.51 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.