The Most Serene Republic of Brukany is a mid-sized, socially progressive nation, renowned for its compulsory military service and national health service. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 62 million Brukanyians 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 10.0%.

The very strong Brukanyian economy, worth 4.55 trillion Opals a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Pizza Delivery, Furniture Restoration, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 73,373 Opals, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Government opponents tend to have their patents rejected immediately, children must be board certified to append "Jr" to their name, political scientists despair as the national mascot election eclipses all others in voter enthusiasm, and the government tells its citizens to 'forgive and forget'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Brukany's national animal is the Crow, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Brukany is ranked 90,616^th in the world and 4^th in Aurelian Republic for Most Developed, scoring 63.92 on the Human Development Index.