The Republic of Hapius Maximus is a huge, socially progressive nation, renowned for its absence of drug laws, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 725 million Hapius Maximusians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 78.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Hapius Maximusian economy, worth 50.2 trillion dollars a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Retail and Tourism. Average income is 69,209 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

The government's foreign policy statements are less threatening than a World Assembly cease-and-desist letter, sushi just hasn't been the same since salmon went extinct overnight, the number of students attending university has reached a record high, and shady doctors seem to have impeccable records. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Hapius Maximus's national animal is the unicorn, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Hapius Maximus is ranked 202,796^th in the world and 6,628^th in Balder for Most Primitive, scoring -84.02 on the Scary Big Number Scale.