The Republic of Bitanie is a small, safe nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, democratic population of 23 million Bitanieans enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 12.5%.

The strong Bitaniean economy, worth 1.30 trillion dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Book Publishing, and Information Technology. Average income is 56,508 dollars, with the richest citizens earning 5.3 times as much as the poorest.

Scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes and the country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry. Crime is relatively low. Bitanie's national animal is the tigre, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Bitanie is ranked 317,668^th in the world and 252^nd in The League for Largest Populations, with 23.0 million capita.