The State of The Great Bear is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its burgeoning deer population. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 29.76 billion Great Bearians 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 juggles the competing demands of Industry, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 20.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Great Bearian economy, worth 665 trillion betales a year, is highly specialized and led by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Automobile Manufacturing, and Information Technology. Average income is 22,365 betales, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

High-income earners pay a 100% tax rate and voting is voluntary. Crime is moderate. The Great Bear's national animal is the deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

The Great Bear is ranked 200,619^th in the world and 1^st in The Great Bear for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -0.98 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.