The Sovereign Serene City of Halenstein is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Senor Yosef with a fair hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, otherworldly petting zoo, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 2.521 billion Haleners 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 large, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Halenstein City. The average income tax rate is 70.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Halensteinian economy, worth 262 trillion Haleens a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Basket Weaving, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 103,819 Haleens, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

People say chess victor Senor Yosef can kill you with mind-bullets, internet moderator is one of the most popular jobs among the nation's more socially awkward citizens, city-slickers are jelly of all the farmland the government is giving away, and all telephone traffic is monitored for 'national security reasons'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Halenstein's national animal is the Echidna, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Christianity.

Halenstein is ranked 208,569^th in the world and 745^th in The Leftist Assembly for Most Secular, with 15.45 Atheism Rate.