Republic of Haalfling

Haalfing is 120 Númenórean miles from the Far Downs in the west to the Brandywine Bridge in the east, and 150 miles from the northern moors to the marshes in the south. Recent imagery of the Haalfing shows 18,000 square miles (47,000 km²). The geopolitical boundries of Haalfing a roughly rectangular in shape.

The Brandywine (Baranduin) river bounds the Republic from the east. (Halflings also live in Buckland, which lies east of the river and west of the Hedge protecting the Republic from invasion from the Old Forest; however, Buckland was not formally recognised as part of The Republic until after the War with Tresedia and countries in the west, when it was granted officially to The Republic by King Maxwell. From the north and the west, the Republic has no topographical borders but rather is bounded by the ancient south and east roads and by vague geographical features such as the Tower Hills.

The Republic was originally divided in four States but Buckland and later the Westmarch were added to it. Within the States there are some smaller, unofficial divisions such as family lands: the Tooks nearly all live in or near Tuckborough in Tookland, for instance. In many cases a Halfling's last name indicates where their family came from: The Famous Samwise Gamgee's from the movies and books last name derives from Gamwich, where the family originated. Buckland was named for the Oldbucks (later Brandybucks).

The Republic was quite densely populated in parts with many villages and a few towns, but it still was open enough to allow for wide forested areas and marshes.

The Shire is described as a small but beautiful and fruitful land, beloved by its inhabitants. The Halflings had an extensive agricultural system in the Republic but did not proceed with industrialisation. Various supplies could be found in the Republic, including cereals, fruit, wood and pipe-weed (a favourite treat of Hobbits).