The Worldwide Naval-Power of Bakivaland is a massive, safe nation, ruled by President Simon Hans Manchester with an even hand, and remarkable for its ubiquitous missile silos, public floggings, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 1.458 billion Bakivishes 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Norrhammar. The average income tax rate is 52.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Bakivish economy, worth 178 trillion Bakivish Kroner a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 122,086 Bakivish Kroner, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Prison visits increase substantially during election years, the optimally efficient parking strategy for business commuters is referred to as the "traveling salesman problem", ethnic minorities are often refused admission to some of the nation's best schools, and saying 'no homo' is enough to escape punishment for the crime of being gay. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bakivaland's national animal is the Cardinal, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Catholicism.

Bakivaland is ranked 115,766^th in the world and 15^th in The Great Storm for Highest Drug Use, scoring 163.5 on the Pineapple Fondness Rating.