The Parliamentary Republic of United Beltonia is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by Pedro González with an even hand, and notable for its daily referendums, sprawling nuclear power plants, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, devout population of 5.107 billion Beltonians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Varskograd. The average income tax rate is 75.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Beltonian economy, worth 849 trillion Bel'tonskiy Rubls a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 166,431 Bel'tonskiy Rubls, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Radio shows frequently feature people denouncing religion, the nation's taxpayers pay for foreign governments' extravagances, politicians are often found scavenging bins at night to supplement their income, and promising seven years of bad luck leads to seven years of community service. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. United Beltonia's national animal is the Beltonian Eland, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Nondenominational Christianity.

United Beltonia is ranked 180,309^th in the world and 7,285^th in Lazarus for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 407.14 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.