The Republic of Balneariu is a very large, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, suspicion of poets, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 149 million Balneariuans are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The tiny, pro-business government prioritizes Defense, although Education, Industry, and Law & Order are also considered important, while International Aid and Spirituality are ignored. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6.5%.

The powerhouse Balneariuan economy, worth 12.0 trillion Áureos a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Cheese Exports, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 80,823 Áureos, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 335,546 per year while the poor average 12,752, a ratio of 26.3 to 1.

A five-year-old and a convicted terrorist can sit alongside one another in jury service, government employees have reverted to carrier pigeon due to never-ending virus scans, a burger chain recently changed its name to Mack Donaldz for legal reasons, and saying that someone looks a bit pale can be construed as hate speech. Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Balneariu's national animal is the Deer, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Balneariu is ranked 280,981^st in the world and 578^th in Council of Asia for Most Authoritarian, with 183.85 milliStalins.