The Colonial Power of The Flanders is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Leopold II with an even hand, and notable for its compulsory military service, parental licensing program, and lack of airports. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 3.429 billion Flemish are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ville De Bruxelles. The average income tax rate is 66.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Flemish economy, worth 475 trillion Lion Coins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Furniture Restoration. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 138,648 Lion Coins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

The nation is devoted to world peas, future forecasters fearfully discuss grey goo and human obsolescence, Blackacrean security services are wondering why Leopold II is so fond of the numbers 6, 7 and 9, and the roads are virtually falling apart. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Flanders's national animal is the Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Roman Catholic.

The Flanders is ranked 32,976^th in the world and 235^th in Europeia for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 2,553.26 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.