The Republic of Bai Lung is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Gong Chūrù with an iron fist, and remarkable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, compulsory military service, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 39.824 billion Bai Lungeses 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 tiny, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Pyongjing. The average income tax rate is 1.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Bai Lungian economy, worth an astonishing 17,761 trillion Bai Lungese Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Soda Sales, Automobile Manufacturing, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 445,987 Bai Lungese Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

In a fit of passion Gong Chūrù has shredded thirty years' worth of petitions, rumours have it that a secret police is responsible for the recent spate of missing persons, phone taps are frequently carried out by the police, and citizens must pay to enjoy Bai Lung's pristine beaches. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force. Bai Lung's national animal is the Tiger Pig and Man, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Bai Lung is ranked 8,126^th in the world and 179^th in The East Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 451.39 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.