The Republic of Hircaumdohnivek is a colossal, orderly nation, notable for its compulsory military service, keen interest in outer space, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 8.184 billion Hircaumdohnivekians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Education. The average income tax rate is 89.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Hircaumdohnivekian economy, worth a remarkable 1,171 trillion Yen a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 143,111 Yen, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.8 times as much as the poorest.

Family isn't who you're born with but who you abandon in foreign countries, residents of new housing subdivisions complain about the total absence of supermarkets and restaurants, turnstile jumpers grow up to be tax cheats, and human pie shops continue to receive shipments of meat from Spleeny Rodd's. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Hircaumdohnivek's national animal is the Scorpion, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Hircaumdohnivek is ranked 45,057^th in the world and 1,164^th in Two for Most Patriotic, with 35.76 flags saluted per person per day.