The Federation of Babblefish is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Tarfiel with an even hand, and remarkable for its irreverence towards religion, suspicion of poets, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 3.218 billion Babblefishians 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 minute government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Babelfishtania. The average income tax rate is 4.9%.

The powerhouse Babblefishian economy, worth 300 trillion Fishies a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Retail, Uranium Mining, and Gambling. Average income is 93,328 Fishies, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.3 times as much as the poorest.

Oil executives can be seen reluctantly cleaning oil-soaked birds, the poorest Babblefishians live in 'the stacks', every new toxic waste dump comes with a seal of approval from the government's science advisor, and religious households enthusiastically use whips in private. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Babblefish's national animal is the Babelfish, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways.

Babblefish is ranked 289,207^th in the world and 2,801^st in the Pacific for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring -4.47 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.