The Maritime Republic of Eastern Bahia is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Gabas with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, compulsory military service, and public floggings. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless population of 3.036 billion Bahians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The relatively small, corrupt, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Salvador. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 7.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Eastern Bahian economy, worth 404 trillion Cruzados reais de réis a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Retail. Black market activity is notable. Average income is an impressive 133,370 Cruzados reais de réis, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 993,592 per year while the poor average 5,264, a ratio of 188 to 1.

Aides are afraid to ask if Gabas wants a cup of tea or coffee, families are only permitted to have one child, the government maintains a Department of Skulduggery, and the nation's once beautiful countryside has turned brown as farmers spray potent pesticides. Crime is a problem, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Eastern Bahia's national animal is the Kraken, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Atheism.

Eastern Bahia is ranked 22,446^th in the world and 1,067^th in The North Pacific for Largest Soda Pop Sector, scoring 4,332.34 on the Addison-Fukk Productivity Rating.