The Federal Republic of Badegg is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Charles Krantz with an iron fist, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, unlimited-speed roads, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, cynical population of 1.739 billion Badeggians 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 large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Badfish. The average income tax rate is 68.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Badeggian economy, worth 214 trillion Shiny Things a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 122,928 Shiny Things, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.9 times as much as the poorest.

Descriptions of properties as "a stone's throw from the city centre" require a trebuchet to be true, rich people sell their mansions to pay for endless rows of mobile homes, every product goes through extensive safety-testing by the government, and the poor are forced into bankruptcy by their energy bills. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Badegg's national animal is the Egg, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Subliminality.

Badegg is ranked 67,204^th in the world and 2^nd in Great SHC Alliance for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 4,114.43 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.