The Confederation of Blauhaven is a massive, safe nation, ruled by the Federal Council of Blauhaven with a fair hand, and remarkable for its public floggings, frequent executions, and complete absence of social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.296 billion Blauhavenians 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 Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Prissavik. The average income tax rate is 72.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Blauhavenian economy, worth 191 trillion Blauhaven Pounds a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 147,587 Blauhaven Pounds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.9 times as much as the poorest.

Carefully-staged grief is displayed by the Federal Council of Blauhaven after national disasters, police protocol is to arrest anyone who looks a bit foreign, giant beards and handlebar moustaches are increasingly popular, and third world countries are rich in "I Love Prissavik" t-shirts. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Blauhaven's national animal is the Emu, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Blauhaven is ranked 232,014^th in the world and 435^th in The Communist Bloc for Largest Populations, with 1.30 billion capita.