The Democrat Capitalist Republic of Independent Halls is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Professor BeeOhBee with an even hand, and notable for its otherworldly petting zoo, restrictive gun laws, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 3.518 billion Inditeses 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kalakuta. The average income tax rate is 44.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Independent Hallsian economy, worth 420 trillion Indies a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Cheese Exports. Average income is an impressive 119,417 Indies, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Prisons are filled with the cackles and sobs of a deranged inmate population, the IHBI Channel Tunnel project is plagued by delays, people often get liposuction to reduce their air fares, and Independent Halls's heavy congestion charges are the bane of motorists' lives. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Independent Halls's national animal is the Blue Leopard, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Atheism.

Independent Halls is ranked 181,091^st in the world and 8,188^th in The North Pacific for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 46.62 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.