The Community of Belalu is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Lady Demetrá Vayna de Emelyne with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, keen interest in outer space, and public floggings. The compassionate population of 1.423 billion Belaluans 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 Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Béla. The average income tax rate is 84.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Belaluan economy, worth 124 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 highly specialized, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing and Information Technology. Average income is 87,192 Lugoes, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

"Lady Demetrá Vayna de Emelyne got your tongue?" has become a popular idiom, the country is governed by a clique of political insiders known colloquially as The Establishment, fewer people are bathing as citizens must show ration stamps before they can turn on their faucets, and it is illegal to distribute Girl Guide Cookies without an advanced food hygiene diploma. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable 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 297,605^th in the world and 66^th in Kavonia for Fattest Citizens, with 5.1 Obesity Rate.