The Colony of Bellenstein is a huge, safe nation, notable for its anti-smoking policies, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working population of 235 million Bellensteinians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 12.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Bellensteinian economy, worth 12.3 trillion Tellethasiers a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Retail, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 52,207 Tellethasiers, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Toxic smog is dismissed as the populace just "letting off steam", celebrity wrestlers thumb their nose at due process, trails to natural wonders are littered with trash from reality film crews, and stockbrokers dream of getting rich by writing textbooks. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bellenstein's national animal is the Unicorn.

Bellenstein is ranked 120,642^nd in the world and 1,881^st in the Pacific for Most Patriotic, with 13.28 flags saluted per person per day.