The Republic of Banosha is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Kleister Lukfai with a fair hand, and notable for its national health service, smutty television, and ubiquitous missile silos. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 1.061 billion Banoshans enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Kowlung. The average income tax rate is 56.2%.

The all-consuming Banoshan economy, worth 108 trillion Tahkons a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Cheese Exports, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 101,864 Tahkons, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.6 times as much as the poorest.

Banosha's soft-touch approach to diplomacy has made it known as the 'push-over' of the region, forgetting to pay your annual passport bill is a leading cause of deportations, military recruitment numbers are down as citizens object on 'moral grounds', and the government is spending millions on renovating the public transportation system. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Banosha's national animal is the Sea Dragon, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Banosha is ranked 27,178^th in the world and 1,044^th in The North Pacific for Most Cultured, scoring 83 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.