The Commonwealth of Haltoria is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Prime Minister Allen Summervale with an even hand, and renowned for its pith helmet sales, triple-decker prams, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 8.008 billion Haltorians 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 Defense, Healthcare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Mount Tremblant. The average income tax rate is 45.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Haltorian economy, worth 615 trillion Commonwealth Dollars a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 76,919 Commonwealth Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Voting is compulsory, money that should have gone to charities is instead spent on monitoring them, some are born loving old plays and some have old plays thrust upon them, and possession of tomato seeds with intent to garden is a criminal offence. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Haltoria's national animal is the Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Christianity.

Haltoria is ranked 216,367^th in the world and 15^th in Union of Kenora for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 49.01 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.