The Free Democracy of Ballotonia is a behemoth, genial nation, ruled by Ballo with a fair hand, and notable for its parental licensing program, absence of drug laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 51.328 billion Ballons are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized, socially-minded government prioritizes Education, with Administration, Industry, and Environment also on the agenda, while Defense and Spirituality receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tulipolis. The average income tax rate is 96.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Ballotonian economy, worth an astonishing 15,731 trillion Levs a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 306,482 Levs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Visitors often mistake the toiletplex at music festivals for the main stage, one tree's worth of paperwork accompanies each imported log of timber, Ballo's peyote-induced "let's all just be friends" speech is trending world-wide, and 4-year-olds are often found reminiscing about the 'good old days'. Crime is totally unknown. Ballotonia's national animal is the Penguin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Atheism.

Ballotonia is ranked 695^th in the world and 2^nd in Nederland for Most Developed, scoring 98.85 on the Human Development Index.