The Federation of Proximania is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by Balthazar Bang with an iron fist, and renowned for its national health service, compulsory military service, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 3.346 billion Proximanians 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 relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, with Industry, Law & Order, and Education also on the agenda, while Social Policy and International Aid receive no funds. The average income tax rate is 9.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Proximanian economy, worth 415 trillion Proxis a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Cheese Exports. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 124,107 Proxis, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Giggling teens are asked to put their mouths on rubber dolls, fashion models are guaranteed to be 100% genuinely as anorexic as they appear on magazine covers, the nation is famous for bravely sending wave after wave of its soldiers until the enemy runs out of bullets, and the most common psychiatric diagnosis is to 'stop whining and grow up'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Proximania's national animal is the Gilk Yenti, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Atheism.

Proximania is ranked 63,783^rd in the world and 44^th in Iris for Most Beautiful Environments, with 631.8 pounds of wildlife per square mile.