The Commonwealth of Halace is a very large, cultured nation, remarkable for its enslaved workforce, compulsory military service, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed population of 137 million Halaceans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government prioritizes Education, with Healthcare, Welfare, and Defense also on the agenda, while Spirituality receives no funds. The average income tax rate is 48.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Halacean economy, worth 5.31 trillion dollars a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Basket Weaving, and Cheese Exports. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 38,747 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

In a desperate bid for cheap airfare Halaceans can be seen jogging in a rubber suit just before flying, bombs are permitted on planes for the 'security of the passengers', there are major delays at immigration checkpoints as travellers are forced to prove they belong to a major religion, and on graduation day the hats thrown in the air fly high enough to stun passing pigeons. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Halace's national animal is the porpoise, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Halace is ranked 112,037^th in the world and 244^th in Concord for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 1,121.59 on the Gilded Widget Scale.