The State of Belinda Montagu is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by the Governor with an iron fist, and notable for its compulsory military service, complete absence of social welfare, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 31.343 billion Belinda Montaguans are rabid consumers, partly through choice and partly because the government tells them to and dissenters tend to vanish from their homes at night.

The tiny, pro-business, well-organized government is dominated by the Department of Law & Order, although Industry and Defense are also considered important, while Welfare and Healthcare receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.0%.

The very strong Belinda Montaguan economy, worth a remarkable 1,172 trillion betales a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Gambling industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 37,424 betales, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 254,438 per year while the poor average 2,010, a ratio of 126 to 1.

The government's official stance on religion is that it is so very silly, young children are regularly seen wagering pocket money at blackjack tables, glancing at the car radio display while driving is treated as attempted homicide, and adult magazines are having a sales resurgence as internet anonymity disappears. Crime is a serious problem. Belinda Montagu's national animal is the deer, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Belinda Montagu is ranked 1,966^th in the world and 1^st in South Sandwich Islands Territory for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 15,483.24 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.