The State of Hermanus is a titanic, cultured nation, ruled by king Ian Melnish with an even hand, and renowned for its otherworldly petting zoo, free-roaming dinosaurs, and complete lack of prisons. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 20.702 billion Hermanusians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The tiny, corrupt, pro-business government is primarily concerned with Industry, although Defense, Education, and Healthcare are also considered important, while Spirituality and Environment aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hermanus City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 3.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Hermanusian economy, worth a remarkable 3,411 trillion Big Whales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Arms Manufacturing, and Information Technology. Average income is an impressive 164,808 Big Whales, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,481,016 per year while the poor average 2,308, a ratio of 641 to 1.

Major cities shut down as their local sports team takes to the field every day, clergy never mention brand names for fear of losing their government subsidies, military barracks resemble five-star hotels, and the contraband cigarette trade is lighting up across Hermanus. Crime is all-pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Hermanus's national animal is the Whale, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Hermanus is ranked 318,076^th in the world and 115^th in matheo for Nicest Citizens, with 0.46 average smiles per day.