The Qing Imperial Monarchy of Bavium is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Puppet Emperor Valerius IV with an iron fist, and notable for its rum-swilling pirates, pith helmet sales, and smutty television. The cynical population of 2.233 billion Bavians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Education, Administration, and Law & Order also on the agenda. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kyoto. The average income tax rate is 44.9%.

The all-consuming Bavian economy, worth 238 trillion Imperial Solaris a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Basket Weaving. Average income is an impressive 106,806 Imperial Solaris, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Commemoration of the Great Beastland War costs almost as much as the war itself, the nation's atlases tend to go out of date every few weeks, the government is more interested in identifying problems than fixing them, and the government has stated an intention to min-max its stats for 'teh pwnage'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bavium's national animal is the Hawk, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is Shinto.

Bavium is ranked 224,635^th in the world and 13^th in Beastland for Lowest Overall Tax Burden, scoring 16.91 on the Hayek Index.