The Republic of Bastick is a massive, orderly nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, irreverence towards religion, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 3.566 billion Bastickians are rabid consumers, partly through choice and partly because the government tells them to and dissenters tend to vanish from their homes at night.

The minute, pro-business government, or what there is of one, is primarily concerned with Defense, although Law & Order and Industry are also considered important, while International Aid and Spirituality are ignored. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.3%.

The thriving Bastickian economy, worth 264 trillion florins a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Arms Manufacturing, and Trout Farming. Average income is 74,149 florins, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 262,465 per year while the poor average 15,125, a ratio of 17.4 to 1.

Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Bastick's national animal is the eagle, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Bastick is ranked 136,541^st in the world and 5,113^th in Osiris for Largest Populations, with 3.57 billion capita.