The United Communes of Bakministan is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Ernesto Guerrero with a fair hand, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, unlimited-speed roads, and complete lack of prisons. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 4.566 billion Bakmins are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Comuna Libre. The average income tax rate is 82.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Bakmini economy, worth 574 trillion Hices a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 125,929 Hices, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Evenings at university debating societies often end with everyone acknowledging both sides may well be right, posters on 'Bakmini Values' advise against being proud of Bakministan, only adults may purchase violent video games, and ministers browse Alright! magazine for fashion tips. Crime is totally unknown. Bakministan's national animal is the Tapir, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Bakministan is ranked 171,723^rd in the world and 13^th in ACA for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring zero on the Clooney Contribution Index.