The Confederation of The Halkuon is a colossal, safe nation, remarkable for its keen interest in outer space and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working population of 8.001 billion Halkuonis 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 Welfare, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Honolulu. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 25.7%.

The very strong Halkuoni economy, worth 481 trillion placeholders a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Retail, Trout Farming, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 60,119 placeholders, with the richest citizens earning 6.7 times as much as the poorest.

The nation's most "productive" diamond mine hasn't been operational for seven months, the right school tie opens more doors than the right qualification, Leader has just been declared ruler of The Halkuon in an international press conference, and the government has declined to declare any particular religion as its 'official' one. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Halkuon's national animal is the dolphin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

The Halkuon is ranked 127,942^nd in the world and 17^th in The Alliance of Dictators for Safest, scoring 70.48 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.