The Most Serene Social Republic of Battadia is a titanic, cultured nation, ruled by Hermann Schlott with an even hand, and remarkable for its digital currency, sprawling nuclear power plants, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, cheerful population of 12.118 billion Battadians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Saydt. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Battadian economy, worth a remarkable 3,754 trillion guiders a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism. Average income is an amazing 309,800 guiders, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Genocide is seen as a topic best avoided in history lessons, re-education centers are being added to most prisons, lifeguards are more concerned with watching for sharks than struggling swimmers, and the recycled air in planes is nauseating. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Battadia's national animal is the bee, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Battadia is ranked 853^rd in the world and 1^st in The Kodiak Republic for Highest Poor Incomes, with 295,757.45 Standard Monetary Units.