The State of Bugandala is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by the Governor with a fair hand, and notable for its absence of drug laws, complete absence of social welfare, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 15.703 billion Bugandalans live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.8%.

The strong Bugandalan economy, worth 823 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Pizza Delivery, Tourism, and Book Publishing. Average income is 52,439 betales, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 337,978 per year while the poor average 3,287, a ratio of 102 to 1.

Bugandala has designated Capital Heights as its capital city, child adoption by homosexual couples has been outlawed, the government's official stance on religion is that it is so very silly, and The Governor has just been declared ruler of Bugandala in an international press conference. Crime is a major problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Bugandala's national animal is the deer, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Bugandala is ranked 115,607^th in the world and 324^th in Ancient Lands for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 50 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.