The Republic of Batea is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Joan de Bes i Camarasa with a fair hand, and renowned for its daily referendums and compulsory military service. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 1.81 billion Bateans enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Batea. The average income tax rate is 20.3%.

The very strong Batean economy, worth 139 trillion Euros a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Retail, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 77,093 Euros, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Odysseying merchant sailors swear that they've heard sirens in the western seas, inter-species marriages are ignored by the government, throwing garbage out of your house's front window makes it legally someone else's problem, and town nameplates frequently raise giggles from passing tourists. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Batea's national animal is the Wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Catholicism.

Batea is ranked 209,841^st in the world and 11^th in Republiques Valencianes Lliures for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 20.29 Effective Tax Rate.