The Socialist Technate of Banstria is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Fritz Jung with an even hand, and notable for its rum-swilling pirates, unlimited-speed roads, and sprawling nuclear power plants. The compassionate population of 3.861 billion Banstrians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cyberlin. The average income tax rate is 85.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Banstrian economy, worth 697 trillion Marks a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 180,718 Marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The recycled air in planes is nauseating, bars are packed at all hours, X-Files ratings have hit an all-time low, and much of Banstria's computer network is controlled by a rampant artificial intelligence. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Banstria's national animal is the Panther, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is State Atheism.

Banstria is ranked 14,136^th in the world and 484^th in The North Pacific for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 4,252.71 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.