The State of Banstery is a gargantuan, safe nation, notable for its suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 31.76 billion Bansteryians 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 Law & Order, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 19.5%.

The thriving Bansteryian economy, worth a remarkable 1,310 trillion betales a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Furniture Restoration, Basket Weaving, and Trout Farming. Average income is 41,260 betales, with the richest citizens earning 6.8 times as much as the poorest.

X-Files ratings have hit an all-time low, citizens are bombarded with advertising from their compulsory minature radios, there's a shortage of swinging hot spots as land development grinds to a halt, and Banstery has designated Capital Heights as its capital city. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Banstery's national animal is the deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Banstery is ranked 100,019^th in the world and 1^st in Banstery for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 925.27 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.