The Sovereign of Baltree is a titanic, orderly nation, ruled by HE Sir Louis Mountbatten KB with an iron fist, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, ritual sacrifices, and complete lack of prisons. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 12.341 billion Balishes are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Industry, and Spirituality are also considered important, while Welfare is ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sevenoaks. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 29.7%.

The all-consuming Baltreean economy, worth a remarkable 1,341 trillion Pound Sterlings a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Information Technology, and Automobile Manufacturing. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 108,712 Pound Sterlings, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 371,064 per year while the poor average 23,437, a ratio of 15.8 to 1.

Scenic mountain valleys are flooded with water as damming projects get underway, homes without staircases are considered a step up in luxury, flatulent people are left to die of cancer at the end of hospital waiting lists, and senior citizens can usually be found doing heavy manual labour. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Baltree's national animal is the Ram, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Church of England.

Baltree is ranked 188,449^th in the world and 150^th in United Kingdom for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 152.47 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.