The Free Democracy of Ballotonia is a behemoth, safe nation, ruled by Ballo with a fair hand, and remarkable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, daily referendums, and anti-smoking policies. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 51.729 billion Ballons are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The medium-sized, socially-minded government prioritizes Education, with Administration, Industry, and Environment also on the agenda, while Defense and Spirituality receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tulipolis. The average income tax rate is 97.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Ballotonian economy, worth an astonishing 16,169 trillion Levs a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 312,576 Levs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Construction of the Really Big Hadron Collider is underway, the slowest students feel vaguely targeted by their Mendelian Inheritance coursework, citizens select which government department gets their income tax Levs each year, and the government has solemnly sworn not to look up other nations' internet browsing history if the favor is returned. Crime is totally unknown. Ballotonia's national animal is the Penguin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Atheism.

Ballotonia is ranked 71,031^st in the world and 41^st in Nederland for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 3,174.52 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.