The Most Glorious Kingdom of Greater Bahland is a huge, cultured nation, notable for its parental licensing program, pith helmet sales, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 514 million Bahlandians 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 large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order, Education, and Administration also on the agenda, while Spirituality and International Aid are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Königsberg. The average income tax rate is 70.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Bahlandian economy, worth 57.9 trillion Königsmarks a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Basket Weaving. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 112,695 Königsmarks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Every new toxic waste dump comes with a seal of approval from the government's science advisor, doctors prescribe medicines but they rarely dispense hope or compassion, trust-fund babies line up for places in community college, and hospitals are run down while the rich pay for private treatment. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Greater Bahland's national animal is the Black Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Greater Bahland is ranked 29,185^th in the world and 1,436^th in the Rejected Realms for Largest Black Market, with 8.54 trillion Standard Monetary Units.