The Democratic Republic of Babelonia is a huge, efficient nation, ruled by Hammurabi with a fair hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, keen interest in outer space, and state-planned economy. The compassionate, democratic population of 877 million Babelonians 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, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Babelon. The average income tax rate is 80.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Babelonian economy, worth 91.5 trillion Darics a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 104,300 Darics, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crowds of flag-burning protesters tend to accidentally become crowds of burning protesters, organ donation rates are among the lowest in the region, the nation's universities are often mistaken for foreign embassies, and transgender and agender are on the education agenda. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Babelonia's national animal is the Kelpie, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Babelonia is ranked 20,465^th in the world and 496^th in The Communist Bloc for Most Beautiful Environments, with 1,014.43 pounds of wildlife per square mile.