The Provisional Free State of Bavium is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Supreme Leader Valerius IV with an iron fist, and remarkable for its otherworldly petting zoo, digital currency, and state-planned economy. The cynical population of 2.451 billion Bavians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Education, Administration, and Law & Order also on the agenda. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kyoto. The average income tax rate is 44.9%.

The all-consuming Bavian economy, worth 261 trillion Solaris a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Basket Weaving. Average income is an impressive 106,806 Solaris, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Commemoration of the Great Beastland War costs almost as much as the war itself, the nation's atlases tend to go out of date every few weeks, the government is more interested in identifying problems than fixing them, and the government has stated an intention to min-max its stats for 'teh pwnage'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bavium's national animal is the Hawk, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is Judai-Hindislam.

Bavium is ranked 162,396^th in the world and 12^th in Beastland for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 440.69 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.