The Commonwealth of Banatar is a huge, safe nation, renowned for its keen interest in outer space, irreverence towards religion, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 864 million Banatarians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 60.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Banatarian economy, worth 51.5 trillion bantas a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Furniture Restoration industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 59,613 bantas, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Banatar has designated Banatar City as its capital city, the endangered saltwater humpback peregrine falcon is only seen in captivity programs, Banatar has been recently classified as an international menace after 'liberating' several nearby territories, and scientists pester asteroids with probes until they go away. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Banatar's national animal is the peregrine falcon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Banatar is ranked 264,380^th in the world and 162^nd in Empire of Great Britain for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 26.7 on the Bus Surprisal Index.