The Empire of Bathera is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by Grand Baron Elam Ol'ced IX with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, zero percent divorce rate, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 19.859 billion Batherans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The relatively small, corrupt government prioritizes Administration, although Education, Law & Order, and Defense are also considered important, while International Aid is ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bathera City. The average income tax rate is 9.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Batheran economy, worth a remarkable 4,454 trillion Baht a year, is quite specialized and mostly made up of the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 224,300 Baht, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Auditors are gutting every governmental department, the government's economic policy is "sort it yourself", politicians who vacation in East Lebatuck lose their jobs upon their return, and traffic jams are a common sight due to construction work from a massive overhaul of the nation's freeways. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bathera's national animal is the Bat, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Techno-Puritanism.

Bathera is ranked 301,219^th in the world and 830^th in Europe for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -14 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.