The Holy Empire of New Halo is a very large, safe nation, notable for its flagrant waste-dumping, compulsory military service, and national health service. The compassionate, hard-working, devout population of 131 million Haloans 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 Spirituality, Law & Order, and Welfare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 38.4%.

The very strong Haloan economy, worth 8.70 trillion Todo's a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Furniture Restoration, and Retail. Average income is 66,375 Todo's, with the richest citizens earning 6.8 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is on the rise as DNA sampling has been all but outlawed, politicians always seem to take two steps forward then three steps back, every workday begins with group therapy, and it is a crime to operate a combine harvester while intoxicated. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. New Halo's national animal is the Golden Ram.

New Halo is ranked 155,729^th in the world and 2,827^th in the South Pacific for Highest Poor Incomes, with 23,363.39 Standard Monetary Units.