The Republic of Baumes is a mammoth, cultured nation, ruled by Cesar Atelaca with a fair hand, and renowned for its frequent executions, smutty television, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 8.42 billion Baumish enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Roquez. The average income tax rate is 38.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Baumish economy, worth 742 trillion Pallamas a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 88,238 Pallamas, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Cesar Atelaca has just been declared ruler of Baumes in an international press conference, bins outnumber trees in city parks, the Smalltopian embassy doubles as an electoral campaign headquarters, and The Democratic Spirit has been named as Baumes's national religion. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Baumes's national animal is the Hawk, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is The Democratic Spirit.

Baumes is ranked 78,696^th in the world and 68^th in The Western Isles for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 122.03 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.