The Empire of Bathera is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Grand Baron Elam Ol'ced VI with an iron fist, and renowned for its avowedly heterosexual populace, parental licensing program, and otherworldly petting zoo. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 15.134 billion Batherans are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bathera City. The average income tax rate is 90.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Batheran economy, worth a remarkable 3,560 trillion Baht a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 235,259 Baht, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Boats straying just metres away from the shore will raise the ire of the Coast Guard, girls in elementary school classes gaze longingly at boys playing tag, many in Bathera are born in the purple, and heart attack victims are thrown onto the rails. 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 Christianity.

Bathera is ranked 8,015^th in the world and 139^th in Europe for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 453.98 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.