The Confederacy of Basstarria is a colossal, efficient nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 3.057 billion Basstarrians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, pro-business government, or what there is of one, is primarily concerned with Defense, although Law & Order, Industry, and Healthcare are also considered important, while International Aid and Welfare aren't funded at all. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.5%.

The thriving Basstarrian economy, worth 243 trillion Basshobian Starmarks a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Pizza Delivery, Automobile Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Average income is 79,812 Basshobian Starmarks, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 282,511 per year while the poor average 16,280, a ratio of 17.4 to 1.

Crime is a serious problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Basstarria's national animal is the Largemouth Bass, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Basstarria is ranked 159,577^th in the world and 23^rd in Regionless for Most Advanced Defense Forces, scoring 1,375.05 on the Total War Preparedness Rating.