The Republic of BB 29 is a massive, safe nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape and suspicion of poets. The quiet, industrious population of 2.38 billion BB 29ians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 31.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The BB 29ian economy, worth 92.5 trillion dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Automobile Manufacturing, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 38,853 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Beggars lack pockets for spare change, the army insists there is nothing gay about men in uniforms rolling in the mud, Tom and Jerry cartoons have cat and mouse resolving their problems with reasoned discussion, and love is a precious butterfly to be crushed under diplomatic protocol. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. BB 29's national animal is the kangaroo, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

BB 29 is ranked 131,898^th in the world and 71^st in Stygian Abbey for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 1,451.74 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.