The Nomadic Peoples of Bayeln is a small, safe nation, renowned for its state-planned economy and absence of drug laws. The democratic, devout population of 26 million Bayelnians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Welfare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 43.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The weak Bayelnian economy, worth 725 billion deniers a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient black market in Tourism, Soda Sales, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Pizza Delivery. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 27,883 deniers, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bayeln's national animal is the lion.

Bayeln is ranked 199,808^th in the world and 6^th in Jerusalem for Rudest Citizens, with 40.1 insults per minute.