The Commonwealth of Batcountry is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Prime Minister Duke with a fair hand, and notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 3.443 billion Batcountryians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lost Wages. The average income tax rate is 70.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Batcountryian economy, worth 540 trillion tokes a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 156,967 tokes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Glamping Batcountryians won't sleep in a tent that doesn't include a Jacuzzi, news headlines suggest that Prime Minister Duke has a sideline in guinea pig pimping, the government officially wants you to slow down and speak more clearly, and unshaven men are viewed with suspicion in courts of law. Crime is totally unknown. Batcountry's national animal is the Bat, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Batcountry is ranked 3,715^th in the world and 6^th in The Region That Has No Big Banks for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 63.33 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.