The Republic of Biswa is a huge, efficient nation, ruled by Biswajeet Naik with an even hand, and remarkable for its compulsory military service, zero percent divorce rate, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 851 million Biswans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Balangir. The average income tax rate is 31.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Biswan economy, worth 86.4 trillion BNS a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Book Publishing, and Automobile Manufacturing. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 101,476 BNS, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

A murderous reputation can revitalise a flagging celebrity career, drug distribution is tightly controlled by the government, public loudspeakers constantly tell citizens they are "happy people", and incompetent former soldiers have been re-employed as incompetent cleaners and kitchen staff. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Biswa's national animal is the Tiger, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Biswa is ranked 182,414^th in the world and 88^th in India for Safest, scoring 53.62 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.