The State of Burghund is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its complete lack of public education, complete absence of social welfare, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 24.064 billion Burghundians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, is solely concerned with Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.7%.

The very strong Burghundian economy, worth 952 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Trout Farming, and Book Publishing. Average income is 39,600 betales, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 269,236 per year while the poor average 2,127, a ratio of 126 to 1.

The tenet of free speech is held dear, the government is reining in public spending, voting is voluntary, and Burghund has designated Capital Heights as its capital city. Crime is a major problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Burghund's national animal is the deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Burghund is ranked 139,154^th in the world and 1^st in Bornholm for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 37,739.45 Standard Monetary Units.