The Armed Republic of Phatt Bass is a gargantuan, safe nation, renowned for its state-planned economy, absence of drug laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The cynical, devout population of 12.143 billion Phatt Bassians are ruled with an iron fist by the socialist government, which grants its people the freedom to do whatever they like so long as it doesn't involve getting richer than anybody else or challenging the government.

The large, liberal, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Spirituality, and Education. The average income tax rate is 52.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but stagnant Phatt Bassian economy, worth 221 trillion lire 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 Pizza Delivery industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Basket Weaving, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 18,247 lire, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Phatt Bass's national animal is the sheep, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Phatt Bass is ranked 89,667^th in the world and 1^st in German Reich for Lowest Crime Rates, with 67.23 law-abiding acts per hour.