The Sultanate of Harcourt Fenton Mudd is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its absence of drug laws and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 29.439 billion Harcourt Fenton Muddians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The medium-sized, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Social Policy, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 23.5%.

The strong Harcourt Fenton Muddian economy, worth a remarkable 1,274 trillion Credits a year, is quite specialized and led by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Gambling, Cheese Exports, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 43,277 Credits, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 294,235 per year while the poor average 2,325, a ratio of 126 to 1.

Crime is a serious problem. Harcourt Fenton Mudd's national animal is the Tribble, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Harcourt Fenton Mudd is ranked 141,798^th in the world and 7^th in Star Trek for Largest Black Market, with 1.30 trillion Standard Monetary Units.