The Republic of Bilis Mon is a mid-sized, safe nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 56 million Bilis Monians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 66.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The struggling Bilis Monian economy, worth 940 billion Lampons a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Retail. Average income is 16,791 Lampons, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government awards prizes to television shows featuring stereotype-breaking minority roles, surveillance cameras are banned, reflection is vital for badly behaved politicians, and the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bilis Mon's national animal is the Seal, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Bilis Mon is ranked 235,082^nd in the world and 3,157^th in the South Pacific for Lowest Overall Tax Burden, scoring 5.35 on the Hayek Index.