The Empire of Bathera is a titanic, orderly nation, ruled by Grand Baron Elam Ol'ced IX with an iron fist, and notable for its frequent executions, free-roaming dinosaurs, and ban on automobiles. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 20.309 billion Batherans are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The relatively small, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bathera City. The average income tax rate is 32.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Batheran economy, worth a remarkable 4,696 trillion Baht a year, is quite specialized and mostly made up of the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 231,233 Baht, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

Dozens of additional foreign policy specialists have been sent to the country's WA Mission, many parents are becoming frustrated with their children's choices in spouses, senior citizens are often found slaving away in factories, and idyllic countryside scenes see border collies herding sixty-ton dinosaurs. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bathera's national animal is the Bat, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Techno-Puritanism.

Bathera is ranked 330,221^st in the world and 889^th in Europe for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -20.25 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.