The Most Serene Republic of Machine Belli is a very large, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its compulsory military service, state-planned economy, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 220 million Machine Bellians 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, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order, Education, and Spirituality also on the agenda, while Welfare receives no funds. The average income tax rate is 39.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Machine Bellian economy, worth 17.0 trillion Belli Points a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, fairly diversified black market in Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Cheese Exports. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 77,489 Belli Points, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Foreign envoys that want to visit Machine Belli now have to navigate real minefields in addition to the political ones, sharks are enjoying their deliveries of canned food, endocrinology is a rapidly growing field of study, and roosters that herald the rising sun are immediately sent to the slaughterhouse. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Machine Belli's national animal is the Mecha, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Machine Belli is ranked 117,611^th in the world and 33^rd in Flanelistan for Safest, scoring 76.53 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.