The Dictatorship of Hatanvalia is a mammoth, orderly nation, ruled by Khashmarim I with an iron fist, and renowned for its compulsory military service, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 5.539 billion Hatanvalians 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 enormous, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ijlamejna. The average income tax rate is 73.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Hatanvalian economy, worth 88.0 trillion xnirs a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Woodchip Exports, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 15,886 xnirs, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Hatanvalia has designated Ijlamejna as its capital city and Khashmarim I has just been declared ruler of Hatanvalia in an international press conference. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Hatanvalia's national animal is the mockingbird, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Hatanvalia is ranked 129,057^th in the world and 5^th in Shalibvia for Largest Populations, with 5.54 billion capita.