The Republic of Basketane is a gargantuan, orderly nation, remarkable for its compulsory vegetarianism, ubiquitous missile silos, and public floggings. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 12.384 billion Basketaneans 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 medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order, Administration, and Education also on the agenda, while International Aid isn't funded at all. The average income tax rate is 36.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Basketanean economy, worth 596 trillion pounds 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, Woodchip Exports, Basket Weaving, and Uranium Mining. 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 48,161 pounds, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Young children are learning advanced physics to scientifically disprove the existence of Santa Claus, cane fights are a common sight in nursing homes, citizens are tied down and forced to watch educational videos on empathy, and the government regularly hires contractors to construct high rise apartments. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Basketane's national animal is the kiwi, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Basketane is ranked 114,469^th in the world and 1^st in March out for Lowest Crime Rates, with 64.21 law-abiding acts per hour.