The People's Republic of Hempton is a huge, safe nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, smutty television, and national health service. The compassionate, democratic population of 529 million Hemptonians 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Defense, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 20.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Hemptonian economy, worth 26.5 trillion hems a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Cheese Exports, and Gambling. Average income is 50,129 hems, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Builders across Hempton are blocked up with orders for new public loos, the path to inner peace is paved with state-mandated punishment, Hempton has designated Hempton City as its capital city, and asking 'does my bum look big in this?' leads to 30 hours of self-esteem classes. Crime is totally unknown. Hempton's national animal is the Meerkat, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Hempton is ranked 145,037^th in the world and 771^st in Europeia for Most Developed, scoring 55.98 on the Human Development Index.