The Empire of Bathera is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Grand Baron Elam Ol'ced VII with an even hand, and remarkable for its ban on automobiles, prohibition of alcohol, and daily referendums. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 16.345 billion Batherans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bathera City. The average income tax rate is 72.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Batheran economy, worth a remarkable 3,440 trillion Baht a year, is quite specialized and mostly made up of the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 210,476 Baht, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Pregnant women get a lot of evil glares from fellow passengers when leaving the country, Grand Baron Elam Ol'ced VII's luxurious new home has been designated as a protected cultural heritage site, Grand Baron Elam Ol'ced VII's online image is the very model of a modern major leader, and Batherans are regularly fired for looking at MyFace during their lunch breaks. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bathera's national animal is the Bat, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Techno-Puritanism.

Bathera is ranked 1,357^th in the world and 9^th in Europe for Most Patriotic, with 119.56 flags saluted per person per day.