The Socialist People's Republic of Balamisia is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Laskap Ayual with an even hand, and notable for its state-planned economy, free-roaming dinosaurs, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, devout population of 3.436 billion Balamisians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Welfare, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Follania. The average income tax rate is 74.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but underdeveloped Balamisian economy, worth 162 trillion follans a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Tourism and Information Technology. Average income is 47,293 follans, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The election for Laskap Ayual's office's janitor is heating up, foreigners with shady pasts are fleeing the country, nothing gets the party jumping like Laskap Ayual specifying how high, and politicians can be seen taking candy from babies. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Balamisia's national animal is the eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Balamism.

Balamisia is ranked 297,900^th in the world and 15,960^th in Lazarus for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -8.66 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.