The Kingdom of Balmorain is a very large, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, irreverence towards religion, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, cynical population of 435 million Balmorainians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The medium-sized, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Swellview. The average income tax rate is 53.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Balmorainian economy, worth 29.9 trillion Balmorain dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Basket Weaving, and Retail. Average income is 68,690 Balmorain dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Politicians look weirdly alike, court cases mostly involve lawyers shouting questions at witnesses giving silent shrugs, all weapon research has been banned, and residents are readily ratting out rats in restaurants. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Balmorain's national animal is the Horse, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Balmorain is ranked 150,037^th in the world and 35^th in Lands End for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 1,001.68 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.