The Constitutional Monarchy of Brendano is a huge, genial nation, renowned for its free-roaming dinosaurs, pith helmet sales, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 292 million Brendanoans are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 62.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Brendanoan economy, worth 16.4 trillion Crowns a year, is quite specialized and led by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 56,134 Crowns, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Press conferences always end with standing ovations and rapturous applause, dog breeding has been banned in accordance with recent animal experimentation laws, street preachers spend more time condemning government bureaucracy than passers-by, and owning a really cute pet is grounds for immediate investigation. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Brendano's national animal is the Raven, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Brendano is ranked 97,266^th in the world and 2,660^th in The North Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 87.1 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.