The Commonwealth of Bassoe is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Lord Samuel with an even hand, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, sprawling nuclear power plants, and vat-grown people. The hard-nosed, cheerful population of 19.618 billion Bassoeans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized, socially-minded government prioritizes Education, with Industry, Administration, and Law & Order also on the agenda, while Spirituality and Social Policy are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of hanoverania. The average income tax rate is 96.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Bassoean economy, worth a remarkable 5,395 trillion gold standards a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Tourism. Average income is an amazing 275,020 gold standards, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

This year's comedy award has left mothers-in-law seething, weekly religious services often resemble campaign rallies, wedding bands come in pairs to form wedding manacles, and edutainment video games are taking Bassoe's students to the next level. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bassoe's national animal is the dog, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Bassoe is ranked 293,395^th in the world and 11,396^th in Balder for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -36.48 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.