The Queendom of Baliestel is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 11.37 billion Baliestelians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The minute, pro-business government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.3%.

The thriving Baliestelian economy, worth 727 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Information Technology, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 63,965 betales, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 293,501 per year while the poor average 8,465, a ratio of 34.7 to 1.

The alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit, the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, and employers may fire workers without giving any reason. Crime is a serious problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Baliestel's national animal is the deer, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Baliestel is ranked 214,266^th in the world and 8^th in Singapore City for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 797.63 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.