The Republic of Hypolimnion is a colossal, pleasant nation, remarkable for its ritual sacrifices. The hard-working population of 3.062 billion Hypolimnionians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 23.6%.

The Hypolimnionian economy, worth 141 trillion dollars a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Automobile Manufacturing, and Tourism. Average income is 46,228 dollars, with the richest citizens earning 6.4 times as much as the poorest.

A large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway, building a phallus out of Minecraft blocks counts as indecent exposure, many in Hypolimnion are born in the purple, and the saying 'break a leg' is now taken literally. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Hypolimnion's national animal is the shoop, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Hypolimnion is ranked 286,111^th in the world and 3^rd in Quartz for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -6.51 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.