The Colony of Hythea Polvar is a colossal, efficient nation, renowned for its anti-smoking policies, unlimited-speed roads, and soft-spoken computers. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 6.661 billion Hytheans love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hytheria. The average income tax rate is 45.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Hythean economy, worth 839 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 broadly diversified, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Furniture Restoration, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 126,047 Credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

On-duty Air Hythea Polvar flight attendants are usually seen napping in first class, the only women behind bars are barmaids, tourists outnumber citizens two to one, and wealthy pranksters dump refuse on unsuspecting citizens from up high. Crime is totally unknown. Hythea Polvar's national animal is the Navarillian Hydrogen Floater, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Hythea Polvar is ranked 108,772^nd in the world and 1^st in Navarill for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring 181.09 on the Clooney Contribution Index.