The Dictatorship of Badan Federation is a titanic, cultured nation, ruled by Lord Judo with an iron fist, and remarkable for its pith helmet sales, restrictive gun laws, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 19.827 billion Badan Federationians 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 medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Scorch 1. The average income tax rate is 94.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Badan Federationian economy, worth a remarkable 6,865 trillion Babs a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, quite specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing and Information Technology. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an amazing 346,272 Babs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Rumor has it that Lord Judo has won three lotteries in a row, outdoor parties in Scorch 1 are all the rave, Dàguó is simultaneously dead and alive, and island residents must resort to canoes and sailboats to get to work. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Badan Federation's national animal is the Skull, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Badan Federation is ranked 3,408^th in the world and 1^st in The Roman Empire for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 9,848.42 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.