The Democratic Republic of CONFEDERATION OF HALANDIA is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by MORGAN HENDRICKS with a fair hand, and notable for its soft-spoken computers, digital currency, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 17.636 billion HALANDIans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of HENDRIKSTON. The average income tax rate is 96.7%.

The frighteningly efficient CONFEDERATION OF HALANDIAian economy, worth a remarkable 3,838 trillion BLUE NOTES a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an amazing 217,652 BLUE NOTES, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

One does not simply walk into the tundra, statues of famous citizens are erected or demolished on a purely partisan basis, Air CONFEDERATION OF HALANDIA is rumored to receive more government funding than the CONFEDERATION OF HALANDIAian Air Force, and interest in globalism never flags. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. CONFEDERATION OF HALANDIA's national animal is the CAT, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

CONFEDERATION OF HALANDIA is ranked 276,299^th in the world and 10,822^nd in Balder for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 7,182.53 Standard Monetary Units.