The Conglomerate Corporations of BNL Corporation is a titanic, socially progressive nation, ruled by Global CEO Shelby Forthright with an even hand, and remarkable for its otherworldly petting zoo, infamous sell-swords, and complete lack of public education. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless population of 17.258 billion BNL Consumers enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.

The minute, corrupt, liberal, pro-business government, or what there is of one, is effectively ruled by the Department of Industry, although Defense is also considered important, while Welfare and Spirituality aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of London. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient BNL Consumer economy, worth a remarkable 4,791 trillion BNL Bucks a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Soda Sales, and Gambling. Average income is an amazing 277,659 BNL Bucks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.2 times as much as the poorest.

Blue bloods are welcome in BNL Corporation, you can't make an omelet without breaking a few legs, the people sing of those who will not be slaves again, and constituents prefer a carrot and boomstick approach to dealing with politicians. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, probably because of the absence of a police force. BNL Corporation's national animal is the BNL Consumer, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

BNL Corporation is ranked 330,294^th in the world and 17,802^nd in Balder for Nicest Citizens, with 0.14 average smiles per day.