The Commonwealth of Haltoria is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by President William Frasier with an even hand, and renowned for its ubiquitous missile silos, triple-decker prams, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 12.936 billion Haltorians 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, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Mount Tremblant. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 45.8%.

The powerhouse Haltorian economy, worth a remarkable 1,242 trillion Commonwealth Dollars a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 96,036 Commonwealth Dollars, with the richest citizens earning 6.9 times as much as the poorest.

Mathematicians are hated by children across the country, disability advocates are not amused that they are told to be dependent on Haltorians's kindness, washing-up liquid looks and smells like baby poo, and the nation's universities are often mistaken for foreign embassies. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Haltoria's national animal is the Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Christianity.

Haltoria is ranked 51,391^st in the world and 3^rd in Union of Kenora for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 1,919.97 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.