The Republic of Here Be Treasure IV is a massive, cultured nation, notable for its daily referendums, sprawling nuclear power plants, and soft-spoken computers. The hard-nosed population of 2.345 billion Here Be Treasure IVians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 45.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Here Be Treasure IVian economy, worth 271 trillion Treasure Coins 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, Book Publishing, Tourism, and Uranium Mining. 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 an impressive 115,622 Treasure Coins, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Lobotomies haven't been the same after the practice was severed, real power lies not in the debating room but with those who decide what is debated, there's never enough space in space, and foreign policy is to avoid standing up to bullies. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Here Be Treasure IV's national animal is the Parrot, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Here Be Treasure IV is ranked 68,906^th in the world and 4^th in The Treasure Hunters for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 15,692.59 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.