The Grand Duchy of Meridionalis Badan is a huge, cultured nation, renowned for its museums and concert halls, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 832 million Badanians 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 prioritizes Education, although Administration, Defense, and Healthcare are also considered important, while Spirituality and International Aid receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sisinga. The average income tax rate is 35.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Badanian economy, worth 71.2 trillion Badische Marks a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Information Technology, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 85,546 Badische Marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Pet rocks are sold by the pound, the national census includes an opt-in to join the government-run dating service, in a baffling press conference Leader proudly dismantled a broken door, and litter collection has replaced fast food as the most popular after-school job. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Meridionalis Badan's national animal is the Greif, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Meridionalis Badan is ranked 214,050^th in the world and 183^rd in The Union of Democratic States for Most Extreme, scoring 6.44 on the Paul-Nader Subjective Decentrality Index.