The Fiefdom of Human Volcano is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by Barnello with an even hand, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, infamous sell-swords, and prohibition of alcohol. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 4.88 billion Human Volcanoans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Defense, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 11.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Human Volcanoan economy, worth 270 trillion hot lavas a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Retail, Arms Manufacturing, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 55,467 hot lavas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

The nation is experiencing a severe shortage of sporting events, Eau de Trashcan has become a wildly popular perfume, there are no more heroes any more, and parents who refuse to vaccinate their children are given a short jail sentence. Crime, especially youth-related, is a problem. Human Volcano's national animal is the kanaroot, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Fire Spirit.

Human Volcano is ranked 250,353^rd in the world and 3^rd in Freak Show for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring -30 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.