The Gnostic State of Schima Bas is a mammoth, cultured nation, ruled by The Emir with an even hand, and notable for its teetotalling pirates, sprawling nuclear power plants, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 9.958 billion basians enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.

The tiny, corrupt, liberal, pro-business government prioritizes Industry, although Healthcare, Education, and Administration are also considered important, while Law & Order and Welfare aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ourelasia. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 2.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Schima Basian economy, worth a remarkable 1,551 trillion koins a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 155,797 koins, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 737,464 per year while the poor average 19,463, a ratio of 37.9 to 1.

Art is not complete without a touch of alizarin blood and titanium sweat, the nation's interest in space is at an all-time high while interest in saving the planet is at an all-time low, more and more musicians are refusing to put labels on their sound, and the best way to cope with your child's failure is to try again. Crime is all-pervasive, probably because of the absence of a police force. Schima Bas's national animal is the panther, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Schima Bas is ranked 103,544^th in the world and 22^nd in Arrosia for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 861.76 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.