The Kingdom of Hadessia is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Hades with an iron fist, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, zero percent divorce rate, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cynical, cheerful population of 9.08 billion Hadessians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Thesprotia. The average income tax rate is 98.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Hadessian economy, worth a remarkable 2,154 trillion Deses a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 237,330 Deses, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.7 times as much as the poorest.

The importance of winning Olympic gold medals is indoctrinated from an early age, protesters are up in arms over new nuclear power stations, old warplanes and tanks that break down can't be repaired since no one makes the parts anymore, and handling people's data is proving an immersive experience. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Hadessia's national animal is the jaguar, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Hadesu.

Hadessia is ranked 15,918^th in the world and 1,210^th in Lazarus for Most Corrupt Governments, with 117.39 kickbacks per hour.