The Commonwealth of Batcountry is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by Prime Minister Duke with a fair hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, unlimited-speed roads, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 3.409 billion Batcountryians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lost Wages. The average income tax rate is 69.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Batcountryian economy, worth 537 trillion tokes a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 157,744 tokes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

Burning yourself alive is not okay but starving and whipping yourself is fine, preschoolers practice disarming active shooters before naptime, conversion therapy coupons are a popular present for coming of age ceremonies, and pet loving officers arrest citizens who don't give their dogs enough biscuits. Crime is totally unknown. Batcountry's national animal is the Bat, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Batcountry is ranked 6,388^th in the world and 16^th in The Region That Has No Big Banks for Highest Food Quality, scoring 190.88 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.