The Republic of Bawudaw is a large, genial nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and suspicion of poets. The hard-working, cynical population of 74 million Bawudawians 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 relatively small, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 14.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Bawudawian economy, worth 4.95 trillion Shilalus a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 66,864 Shilalus, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Teams of painters are converting road signs from horse lengths to kilometers, a mountain of discarded sofas and beds is incinerated every day, urban entrepreneurs are busy introducing cockroaches into restaurant kitchens, and professional athletes juggle part-time jobs to avoid bankruptcy. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Bawudaw's national animal is the bull, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Bawudaw is ranked 91,372^nd in the world and 1,143^rd in the Pacific for Most Patriotic, with 16.03 flags saluted per person per day.