The Resurging Empire of The Baden-Wurttemberg State is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Emperor Hans Fischer II with an iron fist, and renowned for its frequent executions, keen interest in outer space, and compulsory gun ownership. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 4.12 billion Badeneans 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 large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Stuttgart. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 92.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Baden-Wurttemberg Statean economy, worth 894 trillion Marks a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Trout Farming. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 217,154 Marks, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 808,589 per year while the poor average 40,934, a ratio of 19.8 to 1.

Shaking a stone out of your shoe is considered to be dangerously risqué, fruit vendors are encouraging a life of crime in their advertising, the right to a fair trial was recently abolished for reasons of convenience, and nose plugs are the latest Baden-Wurttemberg Statean fashion accessory. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Baden-Wurttemberg State's national animal is the Dire Wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Imperial Cult.

The Baden-Wurttemberg State is ranked 18,730^th in the world and 31^st in The Black Hawks for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 8,311.83 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.