The Nation of Balqia is a mammoth, efficient nation, ruled by Konrad Vedev with an iron fist, and notable for its ubiquitous missile silos, zero percent divorce rate, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 9.481 billion Balqese are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Orodni. The average income tax rate is 98.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Balqese economy, worth a remarkable 2,115 trillion Krnais a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an amazing 223,157 Krnais, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Foreign 'investors' have been taking a great interest in the new secret shuttle, the "Underwear of Women in Power" issue of The Orodni Times is sold out, whales in captivity live in little more than glorified goldfish bowls, and children who display even minimal sporting aptitude are immediately assigned a personal trainer. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Balqia's national animal is the Eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Heilism.

Balqia is ranked 294,152^nd in the world and 11,695^th in Osiris for Greatest Rich-Poor Divides, with 1.18 Rich To Poor Income Ratio.