The Democratic Monarchy of The United Tribes of Bantai is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by King Baracashan Capcabaicpaan with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, ban on automobiles, and smutty television. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 9.156 billion Maeurcas 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 government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked morass — juggles the competing demands of Environment, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Vantaij City. The average income tax rate is 82.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Maeurca economy, worth 661 trillion maqukhs a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Tourism and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 72,198 maqukhs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Maeurca companies generally just fire employees in lieu of giving them vacation, government bureaucrats review designs for birdhouses to ensure they do not block the views of neighbors, textbooks are exactly twice as heavy as they used to be, and doctors prescribe medicines produced by the last pharmaceutical company to give them a free pen. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The United Tribes of Bantai's national animal is the mzata, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Maeurdai.

The United Tribes of Bantai is ranked 27,509^th in the world and 439^th in the West Pacific for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 52.44 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.