The Holy Empire of Haedlia is a gargantuan, orderly nation, remarkable for its enslaved workforce, restrictive gun laws, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 24.965 billion Haedlians 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 relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Industry, and Spirituality are also considered important, while Environment and Welfare are ignored. The average income tax rate is 3.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Haedlian economy, worth an astonishing 14,002 trillion newcoins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, and Beef-Based Agriculture. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is a breathtaking 560,882 newcoins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.9 times as much as the poorest.

The family summer vacation has become a thing of the past following the introduction of the year-round school year, veterans in wheelchairs are left waist-deep in rice paddies to gather grain, twins move across the country to avoid being accused of the other's crimes, and the government baselessly accuses foreign dignitaries of being assassins. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force. Haedlia's national animal is the yellow jacket, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Haedlia is ranked 85^th in the world and 1^st in the West Pacific for Most Patriotic, with 203.83 flags saluted per person per day.