The State of Balock is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, notable for its burgeoning deer population. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 30.004 billion Balockians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The large, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 29.4%.

The strong Balockian economy, worth 895 trillion betales a year, is highly specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Information Technology. Average income is 29,849 betales, with the richest citizens earning 5.4 times as much as the poorest.

Voting is voluntary. Crime is moderate. Balock's national animal is the deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Balock is ranked 214,589^th in the world and 1^st in Balock for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring zero on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.