The United Communes of Bakministan is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Ernesto Guerrero with a fair hand, and notable for its public floggings, daily referendums, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 4.525 billion Bakmins 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, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Comuna Libre. The average income tax rate is 82.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Bakmini economy, worth 569 trillion Hices a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 125,929 Hices, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Evenings at university debating societies often end with everyone acknowledging both sides may well be right, posters on 'Bakmini Values' advise against being proud of Bakministan, only adults may purchase violent video games, and ministers browse Alright! magazine for fashion tips. Crime is totally unknown. Bakministan's national animal is the Tapir, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Bakministan is ranked 255,493^rd in the world and 11^th in ACA for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -7.23 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.