The Socialist People's Republic of Balamisia is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Laskap Ayual with an even hand, and notable for its frequent executions, compulsory military service, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, devout population of 3.375 billion Balamisians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Welfare, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Follania. The average income tax rate is 74.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but underdeveloped Balamisian economy, worth 159 trillion follans a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Tourism and Information Technology. Average income is 47,269 follans, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The navy is chrome-plating its battleships to prevent rust, animal liberationists receive government funding to break into animal research labs, posters on 'Balamisian Values' advise against being proud of Balamisia, and the election for Laskap Ayual's office's janitor is heating up. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Balamisia's national animal is the eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Balamism.

Balamisia is ranked 275,560^th in the world and 10,394^th in Lazarus for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -8.66 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.