The Armed Republic of HEIRO is a very large, cultured nation, remarkable for its museums and concert halls, sprawling nuclear power plants, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, democratic population of 401 million HEIROians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 22.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong HEIROian economy, worth 28.5 trillion Heroes a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Book Publishing, and Soda Sales. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 70,956 Heroes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Throwing garbage out of your house's front window makes it legally someone else's problem, mandatory updates on software drivers often bring life to a halt, foreign casinos have trouble paying fans who bet on the triumph of the HEIRO City Bears against long odds, and bike rage is all the rage. Crime is totally unknown. HEIRO's national animal is the Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

HEIRO is ranked 14,260^th in the world and 91^st in Europeia for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 7,386.95 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.