The Grand Duchy of Bapaving is a mammoth, safe nation, ruled by Tupou I with a fair hand, and notable for its daily referendums, free-roaming dinosaurs, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 8.78 billion Bapavingians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Vaihitahi. The average income tax rate is 97.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Bapavingian economy, worth a remarkable 1,813 trillion specks a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 206,517 specks, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Bars are packed at all hours, legislation sometimes has to battle through weeks of filibustering to pass, The Pipe Bomb Makers' Pop-Up Book can be found in preschool libraries, and a major piece of minority legislation allows a majority of minority interests to majorly undermine majority politics. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bapaving's national animal is the red-footed tortoise, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is the Christian Church of the East.

Bapaving is ranked 2,300^th in the world and 64^th in the South Pacific for Nicest Citizens, with 67.21 average smiles per day.