The Republic of A basket case ii is a very large, efficient nation, renowned for its closed borders, barren, inhospitable landscape, and prohibition of alcohol. The hard-working population of 168 million basket case iians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The minute, pro-business government, or what there is of one, is effectively ruled by the Department of Industry, although Healthcare is also considered important, while International Aid and Defense receive no funds. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.0%.

The frighteningly efficient basket case iian economy, worth 11.7 trillion baskets a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Pizza Delivery, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 69,438 baskets, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 626,341 per year while the poor average 940, a ratio of 665 to 1.

Slavers are real nutters, major corporations receive tax breaks for no apparent reason, the government only invests in infrastructure after a natural disaster, and postmen have been arrested in job lots for selling junk mail as home insulation. Crime is pervasive, probably because of the absence of a police force. A basket case ii's national animal is the basket star, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

A basket case ii is ranked 281,400^th in the world and 22^nd in The Basket With All The Eggs In It for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 47.09 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.