The State of Bayard Mountain is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, notable for its burgeoning deer population. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 35.623 billion Bayard Mountainians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The tiny, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 9.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Bayard Mountainian economy, worth a remarkable 1,559 trillion betales a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Trout Farming. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 43,779 betales, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

The latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, all tariffs have been abolished, political parties are banned from advertising and receiving private donations, and voting is voluntary. Crime is moderate, probably because of the absence of a police force. Bayard Mountain's national animal is the deer, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Bayard Mountain is ranked 202,359^th in the world and 545^th in State for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -1.5 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.