The Name Has Been Past The Moon of Bhang Bhang Duc is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Salvor Hardin with an even hand, and notable for its rum-swilling pirates, rampant corporate plagiarism, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic, humorless population of 44.771 billion Lovecraftians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The enormous, corrupt government prioritizes Education, although Administration, Healthcare, and Environment are also considered important, while Spirituality and Defense receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Four Ecks. The average income tax rate is 95.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Bhang Bhang Ducian economy, worth a remarkable 7,350 trillion Zevons a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Cheese Exports, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 164,174 Zevons, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Exorbitant spending on icebreakers breaks the ice at every budget meeting, government negotiators never forget to say "pretty please" when begging for custody of its criminals, mums always ask their three-year-olds for permission before hugging them, and people reciting Shakespeare have become a common sight. Crime is totally unknown. Bhang Bhang Duc's national animal is the Slark, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Drinking Brains SA.

Bhang Bhang Duc is ranked 8,288^th in the world and 121^st in the West Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 458.62 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.