The Republic of New Waltonburg is a colossal, genial nation, remarkable for its irreverence towards religion, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 7.734 billion Waltonburgers enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, socially-minded morass — juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Gammelburgen. The average income tax rate is 84.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong New Waltonburgian economy, worth 485 trillion Waltonburg Marks a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing. Average income is 62,711 Waltonburg Marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

It is against the rules of boxing to hit above or below the belt, it is a crime to offend someone's religious beliefs, the government has started a campaign to crack down on road rage and encourage alternate means of commuting, and coastal cities are being moved a dozen miles inland to reduce flooding risk. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. New Waltonburg's national animal is the Otter, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

New Waltonburg is ranked 58,154^th in the world and 10^th in Heart for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 3,384.17 on the Gilded Widget Scale.