The Jingoistic States of Bataona is a huge, safe nation, remarkable for its frequent executions, compulsory military service, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 553 million Bataonans 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 Defense, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Eldsi. The average income tax rate is 37.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Bataonan economy, worth 51.2 trillion Taos a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Average income is 92,660 Taos, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

The nation is NS 5 Imaginarium's leading manufacturer of intricately-patterned sweaters, AI chatbots generate grayscale images when asked for a picture of the truth, holiday light displays just aren't the same without seizure-inducing strobe effects, and even secular Bataonans are shouting "Blessed are the cheesemakers!". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bataona's national animal is the Cassowary, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Bataona is ranked 297,833^rd in the world and 10^th in NS 5 Imaginarium for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry, scoring -8.25 on the Spitz-Pollish Productivity Index.