The Kingdom of Montalba is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Princess Sofia Ana de Montalbà with an even hand, and notable for its rum-swilling pirates, daily referendums, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, devout population of 4.485 billion Montalbans 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 large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Healthcare, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Montalba. The average income tax rate is 57.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Montalban economy, worth 433 trillion Pesetas a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 96,628 Pesetas, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The decommissioned tank divisions of other nations are being bought up en masse by Montalba, money grows on trees, no one believes anything until it has been strenuously tested and peer-reviewed, and a nickname of "Doctor Death" probably indicates a decorated war hero. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Montalba's national animal is the Vultur, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Roman Catholic.

Montalba is ranked 75,139^th in the world and 4,160^th in Balder for Lowest Crime Rates, with 69.28 law-abiding acts per hour.