The Highlanders of Haladis is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by The Highlander with an iron fist, and notable for its punitive income tax rates, restrictive gun laws, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-working, cynical population of 30.519 billion Haladisians 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 enormous, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Spirituality, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Haladis. The average income tax rate is 66.3%.

The strong Haladisian economy, worth a remarkable 1,402 trillion Hals a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Gambling industry, with significant contributions from Cheese Exports, Automobile Manufacturing, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 45,965 Hals, with the richest citizens earning 5.1 times as much as the poorest.

Education and welfare spending are on the rise, young children are regularly seen wagering pocket money at blackjack tables, Haladis has designated Haladis as its capital city, and The Highlander has just been declared ruler of Haladis in an international press conference. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Haladis's national animal is the elephant, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Catholicism.

Haladis is ranked 298,338^th in the world and 4^th in Scotia for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 15,490.22 Standard Monetary Units.