The Holy Cultural Districts of The Bikini Bottom Republic is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Bubble Bass with an even hand, and renowned for its pith helmet sales, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 8.739 billion Bininilandese enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Binini Bottóm. The average income tax rate is 99.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Bininiese economy, worth a remarkable 1,995 trillion Bininiese Pounds 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 Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Tourism and Information Technology. Average income is an amazing 228,340 Bininiese Pounds, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Earthquake sirens are a leading cause of hearing loss, employers are finding it hard to screen candidates now that everyone gets A grades in their exams, truncheon-mounted cameras record the beating of criminals in dynamic HD detail, and many marriages go virtually unconsummated. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Bikini Bottom Republic's national animal is the Jellyfish, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Bininiese Catholicism.

The Bikini Bottom Republic is ranked 4,930^th in the world and 247^th in The North Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 567.91 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.