The People's Republic of Hempton is a huge, safe nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, national health service, and smutty television. The compassionate, democratic population of 534 million Hemptonians 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 Healthcare, Defense, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 20.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Hemptonian economy, worth 26.8 trillion hems a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Cheese Exports, and Gambling. Average income is 50,129 hems, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Builders across Hempton are blocked up with orders for new public loos, the path to inner peace is paved with state-mandated punishment, Hempton has designated Hempton City as its capital city, and asking 'does my bum look big in this?' leads to 30 hours of self-esteem classes. Crime is totally unknown. Hempton's national animal is the Meerkat, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Hempton is ranked 97,382^nd in the world and 505^th in Europeia for Highest Poor Incomes, with 31,460.11 Standard Monetary Units.