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The Free Bears of Bears Armed

“Do we WHAT in the woods?”

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The Free Bears of Bears Armed is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by ChairBear of the High Council with a fair hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, deadly medical pandemics, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 36.099 billion Bears hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The tiny, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Council Groves. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Urrsish economy, worth an astonishing 13,136 trillion golden thalers a year, is dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Soda Sales, and Gambling. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 363,906 golden thalers, with the richest citizens earning 9.3 times as much as the poorest.

The law forbids arson, murder, and low-quality cheese, stylish juvenile delinquents are highly overrepresented in fatal motorcycle accidents, the experimental sculpture "Overtures In Dried Goldilocks Dung" has been declared a national treasure, and the new classical revitalization of Council Groves is expected to be completed sometime in the next century. Crime is totally unknown. Bears Armed's national animal is the goldilocks, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is One Plus Seven.

Bears Armed is ranked 2,442^nd in the world and 2^nd in International Democratic Union for Highest Wealthy Incomes, with 996,399 Standard Monetary Units.

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