The Uni-Fed Republic of Bharat Desham is a mammoth, genial nation, ruled by Ashoka with an even hand, and remarkable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, state-planned economy, and ban on automobiles. The compassionate population of 5.361 billion Bharatiyas are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Pataliputra. The average income tax rate is 97.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Bharati economy, worth a remarkable 1,173 trillion Rupees a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Tourism. Average income is an amazing 218,929 Rupees, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Therapists can always squeeze in another house-call, Ashoka panders to nontraditional families, 'The Anti-Government Hour' is a popular programme on many of Bharat Desham's radio stations, and AI management double books government press conferences. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bharat Desham's national animal is the Royal Bengal Tiger, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Hinduism.

Bharat Desham is ranked 1,806^th in the world and 2^nd in Trica for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 853.12 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.