The Forerunners of Hyperion Prime is a mammoth, cultured nation, ruled by Premier Hyper with an even hand, and notable for its ban on automobiles, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cheerful population of 8.234 billion Hyperions are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Eternal Horizon. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Hyperion economy, worth a remarkable 2,160 trillion Credits a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Tourism. Average income is an amazing 262,430 Credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Premier Hyper has been nicknamed 'Robomop', subsistence farmers require doctorates in applied sowing, orphans would rather live their life of luxury than be adopted by prospective parents, and children are raised bilingual from an early age. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Hyperion Prime's national animal is the Insular Goose, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Hyperion Prime is ranked 324,779^th in the world and 787^th in The Leftist Assembly for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -12.52 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.