The Republic of Bannba is a huge, efficient nation, renowned for its otherworldly petting zoo, daily referendums, and public floggings. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 559 million Bans are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of N'djamena. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 37.0%.

The powerhouse Ban economy, worth 50.5 trillion Ban dolloars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Retail. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 90,405 Ban dolloars, with the richest citizens earning 8.6 times as much as the poorest.

Marine biology students are shocked to discover that a whale is a mammal, family bonding sessions are considered immoral and are banned, the national guard is mobilized whenever a mother gets separated from her child at the mall, and if you go into the woods today you're sure of a big surprise. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bannba's national animal is the Monkey, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Bannba is ranked 264,927^th in the world and 430^th in Council of Asia for Smartest Citizens, with 21.58 quips per hour.