The Arab State of Baathist Union is a huge, orderly nation, renowned for its frequent executions, compulsory military service, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 615 million Arabs are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The relatively small, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Spirituality. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Dimashq. The average income tax rate is 12.8%.

The strong Baathist Unionian economy, worth 35.2 trillion Dinars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 57,310 Dinars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.5 times as much as the poorest.

The police insist that racism does not exist, cops in Dimashq spend much of their time napping on a park bench next to Embassy Row, shipping canals are a bit like unimaginative cheese shops -- filled with debris, and Baathist Union has designated Dimashq as its capital city. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Baathist Union's national animal is the Eagle.

Baathist Union is ranked 270,840^th in the world and 14,467^th in Osiris for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring -5.83 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.