The Borderlands of Belemnite is a colossal, pleasant nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, frequent executions, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 4.767 billion Belemniteans are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 17.3%.

The Belemnitean economy, worth 225 trillion Delta Eagles a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Arms Manufacturing, and Soda Sales. Average income is 47,213 Delta Eagles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.0 times as much as the poorest.

The country's population is reported with a margin of error of several billions, the news is showing footage of Leader bullying an old man to the point of tears, high school principals regularly send armed truancy patrols to drag problem students to school, and captains must wait until all rats are safe before jumping ship. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Belemnite's national animal is the Kitsune, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Belemnite is ranked 241,150^th in the world and 1^st in Fresno for Nicest Citizens, with 10.55 average smiles per day.