The Holy Republic of Eastern Bahia is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Gabas with an even hand, and renowned for its digital currency, flagrant waste-dumping, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless population of 4.374 billion Bahians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The tiny, corrupt, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Salvador. The average income tax rate is 7.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Eastern Bahian economy, worth 674 trillion Novos cruzados reais de réis a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Tourism. Black market activity is notable. Average income is an impressive 154,258 Novos cruzados reais de réis, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.6 times as much as the poorest.

Colonial subjects have Eastern Bahian culture shoved down their throats, the nation's universities are often mistaken for foreign embassies, it's best to say "yes" if the arbiter asks "what are you, a moron?", and travelers often bring empty plastic bottles on Air Eastern Bahia flights to avoid the pay lavatories. Crime is a major problem, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Eastern Bahia's national animal is the reindeer, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Atheism.

Eastern Bahia is ranked 100,468^th in the world and 2,431^st in the West Pacific for Most Beautiful Environments, with 554.01 Pounds Of Wildlife Per Square Mile.