The Colony of Halo Mountain is a colossal, efficient nation, notable for its public floggings, complete lack of prisons, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 5.669 billion Halo Mountainians 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 medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 55.5%.

The all-consuming Halo Mountainian economy, worth 727 trillion credits a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Information Technology, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an impressive 128,256 credits, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 523,192 per year while the poor average 20,844, a ratio of 25.1 to 1.

Weird kids who eat bugs are breaking the law, the government has returned all business to private ownership, organ donation is compulsory, and Leader tells rebellious ministers to "drop and give me twenty". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Halo Mountain's national animal is the kupokitty, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Halo Mountain is ranked 258,262^nd in the world and 15^th in Geimugyoukai for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 43.47 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.