The Region of Basilicata is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Vito De Filippo with an even hand, and remarkable for its zero percent divorce rate. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 28.571 billion Basilicatans are free to succeed or fail in life on their own merits; the successful tend to enjoy an opulent (but moralistic) lifestyle, while the failures can be seen crowding out most jails.

The medium-sized, moralistic, pro-business government prioritizes Spirituality, with Defense, Education, and Law & Order also on the agenda. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Potenza. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 23.0%.

The very strong Basilicatan economy, worth a remarkable 1,569 trillion lire a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Cheese Exports industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 54,948 lire, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 167,857 per year while the poor average 13,942, a ratio of 12.0 to 1.

Citizens select which government department gets their income tax liras each year, the government is seen to favor Catholics, Vito De Filippo has just been declared ruler of Basilicata in an international press conference, and Basilicata has designated Potenza as its capital city. Crime is moderate, possibly because it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many regulations. Basilicata's national animal is the lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Roman Catholicism.

Basilicata is ranked 151,934^th in the world and 13^th in Italian Regions for Most Patriotic, with 11.5 flags saluted per person per day.