The Union State of Greater Bahland is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by President Andrew with an even hand, and remarkable for its unlimited-speed roads, anti-smoking policies, and public floggings. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless, devout population of 5.9 billion Bahlandians 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 relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Layshill. The average income tax rate is 24.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Bahlandian economy, worth a remarkable 1,251 trillion Punds a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 212,178 Punds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.7 times as much as the poorest.

Orthopaedics patients often have a bounce in their step, literature classes frequently go on field trips to rock concerts, street preachers sell salvation with a side order of shame on every corner, and veteran cops reminisce over their heavy armor days. Crime is moderate, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Greater Bahland's national animal is the lion, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Christianity.

Greater Bahland is ranked 2,748^th in the world and 25^th in Europe for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 160,618.78 Standard Monetary Units.