The Constitutional Monarchy of Bylandria is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Almighty Lord of Aperture with an even hand, and notable for its digital currency, frequent executions, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 1.319 billion Bylandrians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The tiny, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Aperture. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Bylandrian economy, worth 157 trillion Bylls a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Information Technology, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 119,414 Bylls, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 526,734 per year while the poor average 16,964, a ratio of 31.0 to 1.

A recent "genocide prevention" campaign includes murdering children based on their DNA, stylish juvenile delinquents are highly overrepresented in fatal motorcycle accidents, pinkie promises are a matter of life and death, and abortions are routinely performed in the nation's hospitals. Crime is totally unknown. Bylandria's national animal is the Owl, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Bylandria is ranked 48,548^th in the world and 2,417^th in Osiris for Most Cultured, scoring 72 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.