The Grand Duchy of Bapaving is a mammoth, safe nation, ruled by Tupou I with a fair hand, and notable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, digital currency, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 8.76 billion Bapavingians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Vaihitahi. The average income tax rate is 97.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Bapavingian economy, worth a remarkable 1,804 trillion specks a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 205,986 specks, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Scenic mountain valleys are flooded with water as damming projects get underway, there is something rotten in the state of Bapaving, the carbon tax fund gladly supplies warm blankets when the poor can't pay their heating bills, and attempts to inform people about their unclaimed property are often mistaken for telephone scams. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bapaving's national animal is the red-footed tortoise, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is the Christian Church of the East.

Bapaving is ranked 293,682^nd in the world and 3,623^rd in the South Pacific for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -7.16 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.