The Republic of Smutty Bastet is a massive, socially progressive nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape. The hard-working population of 2.866 billion Smutty Bastetians 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 9.4%.

The strong Smutty Bastetian economy, worth 149 trillion debens a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Cheese Exports, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 52,322 debens, with the richest citizens earning 5.3 times as much as the poorest.

The latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, out-of-work basketball players loom over the unemployment line, the government has adopted a more thrifty attitude to administrating the country's needs, and Leader has been known to threaten dissenting citizens with a machine gun at press conferences. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Smutty Bastet's national animal is the cat, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Smutty Bastet is ranked 107,007^th in the world and 5^th in Jregoria for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 1,549.52 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.