The Semi-Empire of Hamborn is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Columb Nalim with an even hand, and remarkable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, irreverence towards religion, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate population of 4.852 billion hambornians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Alkőmen-Alesia. The average income tax rate is 70.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Hambornian economy, worth 245 trillion Franc Hambordiens a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Cheese Exports, and Retail. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 50,535 Franc Hambordiens, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

No one is quite sure what many government officials look like, children are raised bilingual from an early age, the government is washing its hands of alleged corruption, and the government is on the side of working people (like CEOs, bankers and billionaires). Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Hamborn's national animal is the Polux Cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Atheist.

Hamborn is ranked 37,459^th in the world and 680^th in The East Pacific for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 2,402.96 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.