The Republic of Banjoy is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Cotton Welten with an even hand, and renowned for its teetotalling pirates, barren, inhospitable landscape, and feral children. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless, devout population of 1.367 billion Banjoyians 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 enormous, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Druppl. The average income tax rate is 75.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Banjoyian economy, worth 120 trillion gans a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Woodchip Exports, and Gambling. Black market activity is extensive. Average income is 88,168 gans, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Tower block residents are each held responsible for four square inches of front lawn, one-stop superstores divide and conquer family businesses, neighboring nations are tired of Banjoy's big fish stories, and train stations can be 'armful places. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Banjoy's national animal is the dog, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Toastism.

Banjoy is ranked 98,598^th in the world and 3,836^th in the Pacific for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 1,226.8 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.