The Holy Potato Democracy of Hieggary is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Hál Liyré with a fair hand, and notable for its ban on automobiles, hatred of cheese, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 5.007 billion Hieggarins are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, socially-minded morass — juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Jortiny. The average income tax rate is 93.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Hieggaric economy, worth 487 trillion Cjoyïrs a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is extremely specialized, is mostly made up of the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology. Average income is 97,393 Cjoyïrs, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

There's a shortage of swinging hot spots as land development grinds to a halt, politicians are often found scavenging bins at night to supplement their income, smoking is banned in public areas, and Hieggary's free colleges struggle to maintain standards in the face of overwhelming demand. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Hieggary's national animal is the Sjedgg, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Hieggary is ranked 314,466^th in the world and 5,087^th in The East Pacific for Most Patriotic, with 0.34 flags saluted per person per day.