The Free Democracy of Ballotonia is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Ballo with a fair hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, keen interest in outer space, and smutty television. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 45.325 billion Ballons enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The tiny government is primarily concerned with Education, although Administration, Industry, and Healthcare are also considered important, while Defense and Spirituality receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tulipolis. The average income tax rate is 3.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Ballotonian economy, worth an astonishing 14,659 trillion Levs a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Gambling. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 323,426 Levs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

No one believes anything until it has been strenuously tested and peer-reviewed, diplomats are always trying to convince other nations to adopt l33t speak, crime is on the rise as DNA sampling has been all but outlawed, and the endangered saltwater humpback Penguin is only seen in captivity programs. Crime is totally unknown. Ballotonia's national animal is the Penguin, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Atheism.

Ballotonia is ranked 64,762^nd in the world and 118^th in Nederland for Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry, scoring 4,286.05 on the Tasmanian Pulp Environmental Export Index.