The Commonwealth of Bananosako is a fledgling, socially progressive nation, notable for its irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 6 million Bananosakoans 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 11.3%.

The Bananosakoan economy, worth 306 billion marks a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Retail, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 51,100 marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.5 times as much as the poorest.

The alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit, mantis shrimp studies is academia's fastest-growing field, organ donation rates are among the lowest in the region, and scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes. Crime is moderate. Bananosako's national animal is the wolf, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Bananosako is ranked 160,094^th in the world and 1,128^th in the Rejected Realms for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 331.68 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.