The Allied States of Babic is a large, cultured nation, notable for its infamous sell-swords, compulsory military service, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The compassionate, democratic population of 168 million Babicians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 61.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Babician economy, worth 3.91 trillion Nakkuras a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity. The industrial sector is mostly comprised of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 23,284 Nakkuras, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

People with hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia faint upon diagnosis, juvenile delinquents are fitter than ever, Babician novella fans become unusually flustered when thinking about Leader, and in musicals everybody's a little bit racist. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Babic's national animal is the Black Widow , which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Babic is ranked 289,641^st in the world and 109^th in Refugia for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 24.27 on the Bus Surprisal Index.