The Provisional Free State of Bavium is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by Supreme Leader Valerius IV with an iron fist, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, keen interest in outer space, and devotion to social welfare. The cynical population of 2.479 billion Bavians 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, although Education, Administration, and Industry are also considered important. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Yakshi'ia. The average income tax rate is 44.6%.

The all-consuming Bavian economy, worth 267 trillion Solaris a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Basket Weaving. Average income is an impressive 107,963 Solaris, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.8 times as much as the poorest.

The government is more interested in identifying problems than fixing them, the government has stated an intention to min-max its stats for 'teh pwnage', tabloids publicly shun nurses for not calling home on the weekends, and selling advanced CPUs to anti-Bavian terrorists is no chip on the government's shoulders. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bavium's national animal is the Hawk, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is Judai-Hindislam.

Bavium is ranked 33,200^th in the world and 11^th in Hartfelden for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 237.5 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.