The Most Serene Republic of Machine Belli is a very large, orderly nation, renowned for its state-planned economy, frequent executions, and avowedly heterosexual populace. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 210 million Machine Bellians 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 medium-sized, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Education, and Spirituality are also considered important, while Welfare receives no funds. The average income tax rate is 40.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Machine Bellian economy, worth 16.2 trillion Belli Points a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, fairly diversified black market in Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Cheese Exports. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 76,994 Belli Points, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

The nation wears its high incidence of chromosomal diseases as a badge of pride, the Violetist community celebrates bombshells being dropped on Machine Belli, the Holy Office of the Inquisition is the highest court in the land, and preschools put children down for naps with milk, cookies, and a gruesome story of vengeance. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Machine Belli's national animal is the Mecha, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Machine Belli is ranked 174,515^th in the world and 48^th in Flanelistan for Largest Black Market, with 771 billion Standard Monetary Units.