The Commonwealth of Haltoria is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Prime Minister Allen Summervale with an even hand, and notable for its ubiquitous missile silos, triple-decker prams, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed population of 7.913 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 42.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Haltorian economy, worth 624 trillion Commonwealth Dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 78,890 Commonwealth Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Homeless people can be found sleeping on streets in front of unoccupied second homes, one does not simply walk into the tundra, anti-government web sites are springing up, and judicial robes are the country's hottest fashion trend. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable 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 20,106^th in the world and 2^nd in Union of Kenora for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 5,221.02 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.