The Dominion of Halbrand is a mammoth, orderly nation, ruled by King Halbrand with an iron fist, and remarkable for its compulsory military service. The hard-working, cynical, devout population of 6.191 billion Halbrandians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Defense, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tirharad. The average income tax rate is 40.2%.

The strong Halbrandian economy, worth 332 trillion rings a year, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Furniture Restoration, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 53,655 rings, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.9 times as much as the poorest.

King Halbrand has just been declared ruler of Halbrand in an international press conference, foreign leaders' Twitcher accounts are monitored for potential threats to national security, bars are packed at all hours, and the nation solves other countries' human rights problems with a generous dose of violence. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Halbrand's national animal is the orc, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities, and its national religion is Morgothism.

Halbrand is ranked 50,911^th in the world and 2^nd in Mordor for Nicest Citizens, with 17.36 average smiles per day.