The Shining Islands of G C Bakura is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Rocket Scion with an even hand, and renowned for its sprawling nuclear power plants, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and national health service. The compassionate, cheerful, devout population of 26.303 billion Bakurans enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Transylvania. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient G C Bakuran economy, worth an astonishing 14,416 trillion cards a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is a breathtaking 548,077 cards, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Children have nightmares about the eerie red glow and constant whirring of newly-installed machines, according to the latest national census as many as two-thirds of the respondents possibly consider 'violet' their favorite color, they say that Bakurans made a dessert and called it peace, and hymns sung by popular choirs top the billboard charts. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. G C Bakura's national animal is the potato vending machine, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is the Church of Yellmo.

G C Bakura is ranked 235,295^th in the world and 4^th in The Drawception Community Domains for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 12.99 on the Bus Surprisal Index.