The ALL HAIL BALOO of SPLEENS is a massive, pleasant nation, ruled by Baloo with an even hand, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, ban on automobiles, and ritual sacrifices. The quiet, industrious population of 2.025 billion SPLEENS have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of SPLEEN CITY. The average income tax rate is 28.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The SPLEEN economy, worth 93.2 trillion SPLEENS a year, is led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 46,041 SPLEENS, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Courses in how to boil water are popular for formerly microwave-reliant SPLEENS, government employees have reverted to carrier pigeon due to never-ending virus scans, middle-aged metal fans quite enjoy being called "rebellious youths" by even older politicians, and mantis shrimp studies is academia's fastest-growing field. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. SPLEENS's national animal is the SPLEEN, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Balooism.

SPLEENS is ranked 249,960^th in the world and 54^th in Callista for Fattest Citizens, with 7.13 Obesity Rate.