The Republic of Waldenes is a mammoth, safe nation, remarkable for its otherworldly petting zoo, smutty television, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 7.364 billion Waldenesians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of High Walden. The average income tax rate is 67.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Waldenesian economy, worth a remarkable 1,237 trillion Cruts a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 168,004 Cruts, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Waldenes is sometimes referred to as the global janitor, dinner parties often end in politically charged fist fights, paper and ink publications are subsidised by the government to keep them in the black, and scientists who publish a non-reproducible result are tarred and feathered. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Waldenes's national animal is the Mountain Lion, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Waldenes is ranked 313,426^th in the world and 3,959^th in The East Pacific for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -10.45 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.