The Kingdom of Desolandia is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by King Bobby Joe Jeff the XIXth with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, restrictive gun laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 7.801 billion Desolandians 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 enormous government juggles the competing demands of Environment, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Palm Tree City. The average income tax rate is 92.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Desolandian economy, worth 874 trillion Desolis a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 112,153 Desolis, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Ratings for sitcom reruns are often much higher than election debates, visitors often mistake the toiletplex at music festivals for the main stage, short shrift is being given to applications for political asylum from illegal immigrants, and bad punctuation has come to a full stop. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Desolandia's national animal is the Tropical Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Desolandia is ranked 3,896^th in the world and 167^th in Balder for Most Beautiful Environments, with 2,666.77 pounds of wildlife per square mile.