The Half Blood of The Byrdlands is a titanic, socially progressive nation, ruled by slayr with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, sprawling nuclear power plants, and state-planned economy. The compassionate, devout population of 16.977 billion Byrdlanders 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 government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cantown. The average income tax rate is 75.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Byrdish economy, worth a remarkable 1,816 trillion boondollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Basket Weaving. Average income is an impressive 106,979 boondollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Handling people's data is proving an immersive experience, fraternities are notorious for drunken hooliganism, space research funding has hit a recent high while several military bases are being closed down, and citizens are allowed to rise or fall based on their own merits. Crime is totally unknown. The Byrdlands's national animal is the firefly, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is The Session.

The Byrdlands is ranked 261,249^th in the world and 18^th in Ridgefield for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 26,102.88 Standard Monetary Units.