The Kingdom of Baloo Kingdom Diplomat IX is a massive, safe nation, ruled by King Baloo von Bruinwald XIII with an even hand, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, keen interest in outer space, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, democratic, devout population of 1.491 billion Baloo Kingdom Diplomat IXians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Defense, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Baloo Kingdom City. The average income tax rate is 35.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Baloo Kingdom Diplomat IXian economy, worth 55.2 trillion Prickly Pears a year, is quite specialized and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Pizza Delivery, Arms Manufacturing, and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 37,039 Prickly Pears, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Weird or unusual crimes merit cruel and unusual punishments, coastlines are giant slag heaps, antique comic book collectors are disappointed to hear that their treasures are worth exactly as little as their mothers said they were, and reflection is vital for badly behaved politicians. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Baloo Kingdom Diplomat IX's national animal is the Sloth Bear, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Lutheran Christianity.

Baloo Kingdom Diplomat IX is ranked 225,351^st in the world and 1^st in The Baloo Pact for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 24,075.36 Standard Monetary Units.