The Province of Half way is a massive, safe nation, remarkable for its public floggings, smutty television, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, cynical population of 2.279 billion Half wayians 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 large, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 64.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Half wayian economy, worth 206 trillion Provincial Talers a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Automobile Manufacturing, and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 90,616 Provincial Talers, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

There is one competing standard, only the rich can afford the latest medical innovations, the bonfire of the old paper records can be seen for miles around Half way City, and foreign musicians that Leader dislikes are turned away at the border. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Half way's national animal is the Local Labrador, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Half way is ranked 199,769^th in the world and 13^th in Urcea for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring zero on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.