The Community of Belalu is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by Lady Demetrá Vayna de Emelyne with a fair hand, and notable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, hatred of cheese, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, democratic population of 4.121 billion Belaluans love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Béla. The average income tax rate is 92.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Belaluan economy, worth 425 trillion Lugoes a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is extremely specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 103,221 Lugoes, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Those who cut young children are told to cut it out, every day has been a surprise since weather reporters turned to consulting ancient totems for their seven-day forecasts, decongestants have replaced Lugoes in street transactions, and large sections of Belalu have been named national reserves to protect the native tribes living there. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Belalu's national animal is the Fruit Bat, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Belalu is ranked 29,203^rd in the world and 51^st in The Western Isles for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 52.44 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.