The Kingdom of Babylon is a gargantuan, orderly nation, renowned for its pith helmet sales, ban on automobiles, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 15.066 billion Babylonians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, with Industry, Education, and Law & Order also on the agenda, while International Aid and Spirituality receive no funds. The average income tax rate is 41.1%.

The powerhouse Babylonian economy, worth a remarkable 1,372 trillion Golds a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, quite specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Tourism. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 91,107 Golds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.3 times as much as the poorest.

Only AIs know why the nation is rapidly increasing its semiconductor stockpile, children seem to be getting better at lying these days, foreign nationals are widely distrusted, and companies are turning to trained Lions for their most menial jobs. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Babylon's national animal is the Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Babylon is ranked 21,105^th in the world and 1,379^th in Balder for Most Beautiful Environments, with 995.47 pounds of wildlife per square mile.