The Sultanate of Higgins Moon is a gargantuan, pleasant nation, remarkable for its burgeoning Vulture population. The hard-working population of 13.808 billion Higgins Moonians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 18.0%.

The Higgins Moonian economy, worth 614 trillion Deneroes a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 44,509 Deneroes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Higgins Moon's national animal is the Vulture.

Higgins Moon is ranked 150,182^nd in the world and 6^th in Firefly for Most Corrupt Governments, with 3.24 kickbacks per hour.