The Kingdom of Bouldnor is a titanic, genial nation, ruled by King Cenred with an even hand, and renowned for its punitive income tax rates, restrictive gun laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 15.45 billion Bouldnorians 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, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Port La Salle. The average income tax rate is 72.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Bouldnorian economy, worth a remarkable 1,221 trillion vects a year, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 79,034 vects, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government is washing its hands of alleged corruption, wandering Bouldnorians are known for their one-track minds, the BBI Channel Tunnel project is plagued by delays, and residents of houses built on a foundation of wishful thinking are prone to an odd sinking feeling. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bouldnor's national animal is the Harbour porpoise, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is pagan.

Bouldnor is ranked 70,121^st in the world and 13^th in Vectis for Most Developed, scoring 70.83 on the Human Development Index.