The Republic of Balisongan is a very large, cultured nation, renowned for its infamous sell-swords, irreverence towards religion, and absence of drug laws. The hard-working, democratic population of 164 million Balians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 33.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Balisana economy, worth 8.43 trillion feitutas a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Cheese Exports industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Tourism, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 51,405 feitutas, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The mood of raunchy movies is often ruined by the sound of babies crying, Balisongan recently hosted the least successful trade negotiations since The Phantom Menace, a suspicious number of male students have joined the Ladies' Wrestling League, and the nationalised Arms Manufacturing Industry is not interested in making weapons. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Balisongan's national animal is the small bird, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Balisongan is ranked 42,718^th in the world and 148^th in Concord for Safest, scoring 104.76 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.