The Stoic Federation of Brighterton is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Ryder Jordan with an even hand, and notable for its infamous sell-swords, irreverence towards religion, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate population of 2.067 billion Brightertonians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Chesterfield. The average income tax rate is 63.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Brightertonian economy, worth 212 trillion bronzes a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 102,724 bronzes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The Messiah (formerly known as Brian) is a mayoral candidate, male politicians lose their jobs for staring too long at their female counterparts, saying "don't do anything that Ryder Jordan wouldn't do" doesn't exclude a great deal, and in a baffling press conference Ryder Jordan proudly dismantled a broken door. Crime is totally unknown. Brighterton's national animal is the sloth, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Slothianity.

Brighterton is ranked 167,521^st in the world and 216^th in Wintreath for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring 74.05 on the Clooney Contribution Index.