The Republic of Basque-Aqualine is a large, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its national health service, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 151 million Basque-Aqualineans are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 67.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Basque-Aqualinean economy, worth 4.71 trillion Barsqes a year, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Basket Weaving, and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 31,206 Barsqes, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Sweat stains are proof of political acumen, park rangers perform full-body searches on suspected fungus smugglers, all the cool kids have tetanus, and major cities shut down as their local sports team takes to the field every day. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Basque-Aqualine's national animal is the Pottoka, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Basque-Aqualine is ranked 179,850^th in the world and 131^st in Wintreath for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 30.99 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.