The Colony of Butterlandon is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by The Saltless with an even hand, and renowned for its compulsory military service, daily referendums, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless, devout population of 4.539 billion Butterlandonians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The tiny government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Butter City. The average income tax rate is 7.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Butterlandonian economy, worth 975 trillion Utter butters a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Retail. Average income is an amazing 214,836 Utter butters, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.6 times as much as the poorest.

Girls who wear lipstick are berated for pandering to male gazes, forest fires have dropped dramatically as there are hardly any forests left, a life spent suffering in silence is considered noble, and heartfelt sentiments are mercilessly marketed by a million-Utter butter treacle machine. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, despite the fact that it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many laws. Butterlandon's national animal is the Butterling, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Butterlandon is ranked 33,867^th in the world and 841^st in the Rejected Realms for Most Patriotic, with 35.92 flags saluted per person per day.