The Carpetbagging Region Thief of Badger II is a gargantuan, safe nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape and suspicion of poets. The democratic population of 12.536 billion Badger IIians 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Law & Order, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 19.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Badger IIian economy, worth 517 trillion Yen a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Soda Sales industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Gambling. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 41,274 Yen, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

It is illegal to make racist remarks in public, a large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway, Harry Potter books are banned, and there's a bright dawn ahead for Badger II. Crime is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Badger II's national animal is the Tiger, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Badger II is ranked 183,070^th in the world and 234^th in Karma for Lowest Crime Rates, with 58.19 law-abiding acts per hour.