The Kingdom of Big Hug is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by Gabriel do Amaral Valverde with an iron fist, and notable for its anti-smoking policies, avant-garde cinema, and avowedly heterosexual populace. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 2.185 billion Hugianos are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hugin Valley. The average income tax rate is 80.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Big Hugian economy, worth 306 trillion Cinzeiro Reais a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Tourism. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 140,079 Cinzeiro Reais, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.9 times as much as the poorest.

Nocturnal light pollution is mostly blue, spontaneous nocturnal decapitation is considered 'death by natural causes' for enemies of Big Hug, military spending is on the increase, and mountain rescue missions can end with more people lost than found. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Big Hug's national animal is the Raposa Azulada, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Amaralismo.

Big Hug is ranked 20,527^th in the world and 15^th in Kantrias for Lowest Crime Rates, with 89.3 law-abiding acts per hour.