The Holy Red Empire of Bastanku is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Big D with an even hand, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, public floggings, and unlimited-speed roads. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 24.617 billion Bastankuans 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 tiny, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bastana. The average income tax rate is 3.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Bastankuan economy, worth a remarkable 5,972 trillion Pounds a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 242,627 Pounds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.9 times as much as the poorest.

Patriotic citizens chant "there's only one Bastanku" at foreigners, the letters L, G, and B must never be grouped together, the easiest method of escaping from prison is to take singing lessons, and hundreds of subterranean tunnels are being built as part of "Project Morlock". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bastanku's national animal is the Lynx, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Evangelical Wiccan Scientists.

Bastanku is ranked 312,551^st in the world and 401^st in United Kingdom for Most Secular, with 1.16 Atheism Rate.