The Arling of Harmonthep is a titanic, cultured nation, ruled by Arlessa Orila vas Nestaar with a fair hand, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and absence of drug laws. The hard-working, democratic, devout population of 10.34 billion Harmonthepians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Pavonis. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.8%.

The strong Harmonthepian economy, worth 777 trillion kamas a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 75,166 kamas, with the richest citizens earning 7.0 times as much as the poorest.

The intelligence community is playing 4-D chess with an imaginary spy network, a cyber-war between file sharers and the music industry formats hard drives across the country, convicted criminals are given free limo rides to jail, and a third of Harmonthepians are e-certified CEOs. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Harmonthep's national animal is the lion, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities, and its national religion is Maumiqism.

Harmonthep is ranked 86,180^th in the world and 5^th in Sarnor for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 3,395.62 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.