The Colony of Bellemer is a very large, genial nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 423 million Bellemerois hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The tiny, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Tree. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.0%.

The strong Bellemerois economy, worth 29.9 trillion Cats a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Basket Weaving, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 70,573 Cats, with the richest citizens earning 5.6 times as much as the poorest.

The number of students attending university has reached a record high, the government is slowly introducing social welfare programs, owning a really cute pet is grounds for immediate investigation, and Bellemer has designated The Tree as its capital city. Crime is relatively low. Bellemer's national animal is the Bird, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Bellemer is ranked 11,766^th in the world and 31^st in eta for Least Corrupt Governments, with 94.28 percentage of bribes refused.