The Holy Empire of Blu ball is a very large, socially progressive nation, renowned for its frequent executions, compulsory military service, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, devout population of 196 million Blu ballians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 32.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Blu ballian economy, worth 8.53 trillion yents a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Soda Sales industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Woodchip Exports, and Gambling. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 43,531 yents, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Murder comes with a cash prize if the victim was previously incarcerated, Maxtopian tourists make expensive pilgrimages to Blu ball City to enjoy their national art, the cruise missile launchers on the field hospital roof are purely deterrent in purpose, and literally voiceless people are unable to protest when food and water are denied to them. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Blu ball's national animal is the Human, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Blu ball is ranked 79,815^th in the world and 1,371^st in the South Pacific for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 2,798.78 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.