The Second Commonwealth of Bantarus is a mammoth, orderly nation, ruled by High King Jorik III with an iron fist, and remarkable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, parental licensing program, and smutty television. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 5.557 billion Jomslandians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Heiðabýr. The average income tax rate is 70.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Jomslandic economy, worth 951 trillion Jomslandic Crowns a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 171,253 Jomslandic Crowns, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Refugee camp conversions to Wadrunism are increasingly common, the Grinder at Fat Sal's Deli and Recycling Center is a national institution, the economy is green and the air is black, and contestants on Bantarus's Got Talent are screened by the government to make sure that they actually have talent. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bantarus's national animal is the White Dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Wadrunism.

Bantarus is ranked 28,565^th in the world and 20^th in Corsair for Largest Information Technology Sector, scoring 17,123.22 on the Fann-Boi Productivity Index.