The Nation of BGD is a titanic, orderly nation, ruled by King David Barksdale with an iron fist, and renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, irreverence towards religion, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 19.464 billion OGS are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The minute government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Barksdale Wisdom. The average income tax rate is 4.9%.

The BGDian economy, worth a remarkable 1,232 trillion Scratches a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 63,296 Scratches, with the richest citizens earning 5.3 times as much as the poorest.

A chain of pubs that cater solely to children has recently been unveiled, religious classes are compulsory for all school students, sharks are enjoying their deliveries of canned food, and sociologists can charge whatever fee they like as the nation tries to find itself. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. BGD's national animal is the Bull, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Loyalty.

BGD is ranked 11,351^st in the world and 1^st in Chinese People Liberation Army for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 5,711.65 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.