The Republic of Basu is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Leo Basu with an even hand, and renowned for its triple-decker prams, aversion to nipples, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, humorless population of 3.456 billion Basuans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and look forward to their next free and open election, to be held on an as-yet unannounced date.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Leona. The average income tax rate is 81.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Basuan economy, worth 428 trillion basers a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 123,925 basers, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

The government is busy chasing ghosts, many in Basu are born in the purple, the carbon footprint falls along with the human footprint during war, and citizens praise the weeds that overwhelm their narrow vegetable realm. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Basu's national animal is the lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Basu is ranked 102,628^th in the world and 5,425^th in Balder for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 11,384.52 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.