The Paranoid Mind of Crazy Old Hobo is a mammoth, efficient nation, notable for its ritual sacrifices, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 5.816 billion Crazy Old Hoboans 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, Law & Order, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 93.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Crazy Old Hoboan economy, worth a remarkable 1,048 trillion Hobo Nickels a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is an impressive 180,324 Hobo Nickels, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 561,101 per year while the poor average 44,557, a ratio of 12.6 to 1.

The sun now sets on the Crazy Old Hoboan Empire, a bill to outlaw math homework has been submitted, adulthood begins with the creation of an email account, and the big red machine has ground to a halt. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Crazy Old Hobo's national animal is the Will Work For Food Sign, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Crazy Old Hobo is ranked 156,048^th in the world and 5,872^nd in Balder for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 390.81 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.