The Kingdom of Belpase is a huge, cultured nation, ruled by King Filippo di Bentivo with an even hand, and remarkable for its ubiquitous missile silos, avant-garde cinema, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, devout population of 779 million Belpaseans are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government prioritizes Administration, with Law & Order, Education, and Industry also on the agenda, while International Aid receives no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Napulios. The average income tax rate is 43.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Belpasean economy, worth 73.2 trillion Belpasean Lires a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 94,021 Belpasean Lires, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Genetic research is temporarily tied up in government red tape, kids are taught in schools to argue with their parents, geosynchronous satellites are now manned by unpaid interns, and posters encourage people to "Just Do It!". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Belpase's national animal is the Belpasean Wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Belpase is ranked 184,498^th in the world and 53^rd in Anteria for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 301.98 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.