The Republic of Independent Bavan is a huge, socially progressive nation, renowned for its public floggings, complete lack of public education, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 629 million Independent Bavanians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The tiny government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Law & Order, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6.0%.

The thriving Independent Bavanian economy, worth 43.1 trillion Bennies a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Retail, Arms Manufacturing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 68,446 Bennies, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 210,532 per year while the poor average 17,196, a ratio of 12.2 to 1.

A life spent suffering in silence is considered noble, government officials are held to the highest standard of morality, homeowners on prime real estate have been seen dodging giant bulldozers with cartoon characters painted on them, and the alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit. Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Independent Bavan's national animal is the Sheep.

Independent Bavan is ranked 247,344^th in the world and 234^th in Lone Wolves United for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring zero on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.