The Confederation of Bastage is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by the Fleet Council with an even hand, and notable for its state-planned economy. The compassionate population of 20.695 billion Confederalists enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The large, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of every ship. The average income tax rate is 39.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Confederalist economy, worth 929 trillion standard credits a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Pizza Delivery industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Gambling, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 44,915 standard credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Whatever suits a species best has been named as Bastage's national religion, moonshine has made a resurgence, government officials across Bastage are being "encouraged" to adopt scataphagoids to set an example for the populace, and the minority inevitably have their addenda vetoed. Crime is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bastage's national animal is the scataphagoid, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is whatever suits a species best.

Bastage is ranked 44,909^th in the world and 2,169^th in Balder for Nicest Citizens, with 17.01 average smiles per day.