The Federation of Bangea is a mammoth, genial nation, ruled by Melvin Ginzowi with a fair hand, and notable for its rampant corporate plagiarism, pith helmet sales, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-working, democratic, devout population of 5.87 billion Bangeans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Salisbury. The average income tax rate is 57.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Bangean economy, worth 535 trillion Bangean Dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Furniture Restoration, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Cheese Exports. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 91,197 Bangean Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Citizens have voted the song "Melvin Ginzowi Smells Like A Lion" as their new national anthem, citizens cannot change their light bulbs without approval from an international committee, lobotomies haven't been the same after the practice was severed, and criminals and college students are taking an interest in the government's new weed-killing program. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bangea's national animal is the Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Bangea is ranked 15,845^th in the world and 1^st in Enowiden for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 3,909.16 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.