The State of Braeloch is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its restrictive gun laws. The democratic population of 29.607 billion Braelochians are known throughout the region for their efficiency and work ethic, as well as their general suspicion of leisure.

The large, moralistic, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Healthcare, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. The average income tax rate is 33.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Braelochian economy, worth 745 trillion betales a year, is highly specialized and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Trout Farming, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 25,184 betales, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

High-income earners pay a 100% tax rate, voting is voluntary, the government awards prizes to television shows featuring stereotype-breaking minority roles, and Braeloch has designated Capital Heights as its capital city. Crime is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Braeloch's national animal is the deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Braeloch is ranked 94,396^th in the world and 1^st in Braeloch for Nicest Citizens, with 14.64 average smiles per day.