The Republic of Bacanas is a very large, genial nation, renowned for its museums and concert halls, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working, cynical population of 240 million Bacanas are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The relatively small, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 22.4%.

The powerhouse Bacana economy, worth 27.0 trillion Bacanas Units a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 112,582 Bacanas Units, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.5 times as much as the poorest.

Clairvoyants and soothsayers find fellowship at their local McRonalds, the "Dreadnowt" is the pride and joy of the Bacana Navy, the government denies any involvement in the release of the Hot Load computer virus, and it's considered a civil right to be allowed to neglect and mistreat your own children. Crime is totally unknown. Bacanas's national animal is the Sovereign Penguin, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Bacanas is ranked 63,238^th in the world and 30^th in Union Brazilian for Highest Drug Use, scoring 251.44 on the Pineapple Fondness Rating.