The Empire of Balakosa is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Emperor Sri Arjuna Baduga VII Maharaja with an even hand, and notable for its zero percent divorce rate, compulsory military service, and national health service. The quiet, industrious population of 1.315 billion Balakosans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Halimun. The average income tax rate is 32.9%.

The powerhouse Balakosan economy, worth 121 trillion Kosas a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Book Publishing, and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 92,697 Kosas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.5 times as much as the poorest.

Many aides in Emperor Sri Arjuna Baduga VII Maharaja's office are known to be serial jaywalkers, advert breaks are played at lower volumes to make them easier to ignore, town nameplates frequently raise giggles from passing tourists, and hordes of gardening enthusiasts are being banished from cities nationwide. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Balakosa's national animal is the Red hare horse, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Sunda Wiwitan.

Balakosa is ranked 197,319^th in the world and 209^th in The Land of Kings and Emperors for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring -3.16 on the Clooney Contribution Index.