The Holy Empire of Bahssikava is a gargantuan, safe nation, remarkable for its punitive income tax rates, compulsory gun ownership, and devotion to social welfare. The quiet, industrious population of 40.219 billion Bahssikavans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked morass — juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Spirituality. The average income tax rate is 72.1%.

The Bahssikavan economy, worth a remarkable 1,569 trillion tissses a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Information Technology, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 39,021 tissses, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

Businessmen have been raging over recent 'gender equality' policies in the workplace, the government is pouring funds into the nation's welfare system, the nation has welcomed its expats back with open arms, and prime commercial land is being swamped with archaeological teams. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bahssikava's national animal is the winged lizard, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is the Order of Legare.

Bahssikava is ranked 61,176^th in the world and 32^nd in Equestria for Safest, scoring 98.45 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.