The Pagan Authoritarian Republic of Baltican Union is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Adolfas Makebelts with an iron fist, and notable for its compulsory military service, frequent executions, and infamous sell-swords. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 14.278 billion Baltican's 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 enormous, corrupt, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Education, Industry, and Environment also on the agenda. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Riga. The average income tax rate is 85.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Baltican economy, worth a remarkable 1,805 trillion BaltMarks a year, is dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Information Technology, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 126,433 BaltMarks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.3 times as much as the poorest.

It's rare to find an unchewed pencil, the government is more interested in identifying problems than fixing them, Adolfas Makebelts will only ring up foreign leaders if they agree to reverse the charges, and billions of BaltMarks are spent to take high-quality photos of the Reindeer Nebula. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Baltican Union's national animal is the Reindeer, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Baltic Paganism.

Baltican Union is ranked 2,553^rd in the world and 1^st in Western Africa for Largest Black Market, with 918 trillion Standard Monetary Units.