The Holy Empire of Buenos islands is a huge, cultured nation, remarkable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, hard-working population of 629 million Buenos islandsians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 17.3%.

The thriving Buenos islandsian economy, worth 44.6 trillion Francs a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 70,923 Francs, with the richest citizens earning 6.0 times as much as the poorest.

When you fly on Air Buenos islands you win a seat or you die, residents of houses built on a foundation of wishful thinking are prone to an odd sinking feeling, harassed women are constantly hassled by guys who are "just giving them compliments", and holiday light displays just aren't the same without seizure-inducing strobe effects. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Buenos islands's national animal is the Jaguar, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Buenos islands is ranked 89,242^nd in the world and 80^th in Federation of Martian Colonies for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 1,801.23 on the Gilded Widget Scale.