The Republic of Haltyas is a massive, safe nation, ruled by AVA with a fair hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, smutty television, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 3.205 billion Haltyasians 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 Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Antorld. The average income tax rate is 62.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Haltyasian economy, worth 489 trillion dollars a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 152,635 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The national anthem is a rather effective sleeping aid, intellectual snobbery has the cognoscenti sneering at anyone who doesn't have an opinion on the semiological drift of Umberto Eco's works, t-shirts displaying a photo of AVA performing the Full-Monty are selling out, and the new Refuse Hills housing development is under construction. Crime is totally unknown. Haltyas's national animal is the eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Haltyas is ranked 20,983^rd in the world and 295^th in The East Pacific for Nudest, with 219 cheeks per square mile.