The Proletarian Dictatorship of Baskar is a mammoth, socially progressive nation, ruled by Communal Directorate of Workers with a fair hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, keen interest in outer space, and sprawling nuclear power plants. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 9.875 billion Baskarians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Proletariaatri. The average income tax rate is 99.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Baskariany economy, worth a remarkable 2,540 trillion Sklis a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 257,226 Sklis, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The black market offers sweet deals, dog breeding has been banned in accordance with recent animal experimentation laws, UFO sightings are listed daily in the morning news, and diplomats miss flights while wandering Proletariaatri Airport's endless art maze. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Baskar's national animal is the Whale, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Constitutional Atheism of State.

Baskar is ranked 159,991^st in the world and 209^th in The Communist Bloc for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring 665.7 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.