The Republic of Boldia is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by President Stephen Isakov with a fair hand, and notable for its strictly enforced bedtime, pith helmet sales, and flagrant waste-dumping. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 11.156 billion Boldians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Barcelona. The average income tax rate is 49.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Boldian economy, worth a remarkable 1,232 trillion thalers a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Retail. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 110,453 thalers, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Citizens select which government department gets their income tax thalers each year, a bill to outlaw math homework has been submitted, cyber-crime and tin-foil hat sales are both increasing at record rates, and blue sky thinkers are reminded that the firmament is actually more of a grey-ish colour. Crime, especially youth-related, is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Boldia's national animal is the mermaid, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Eastern Orthodoxy.

Boldia is ranked 92,964^th in the world and 502^nd in Europe for Highest Drug Use, scoring 72.6 on the Pineapple Fondness Rating.