The Free Land of Havringa is a huge, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its unlimited-speed roads, irreverence towards religion, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 993 million Havringans enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The minute, liberal government, or what there is of one, is primarily concerned with Education, although Environment, Industry, and Healthcare are also considered important, while Spirituality and Defense aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Müden-an-der-Havringan. The average income tax rate is 4.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Havringan economy, worth 63.0 trillion Havringers a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Pizza Delivery, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 63,414 Havringers, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Morale within the seismologist community has hit rock bottom, arbitration is mightier than the sword, octogenarian swimsuit models insist that they've still got it, and Leader has just been declared ruler of Havringa in an international press conference. Crime, especially youth-related, is a problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Havringa's national animal is the Egret, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Havringa is ranked 36,760^th in the world and 56^th in Spiritus for Largest Basket Weaving Sector, scoring 4,570.01 on the Hickory Productivity Index.