The Federation of Hjem System is a colossal, pleasant nation, ruled by Governor with an even hand, and renowned for its rum-swilling pirates, pith helmet sales, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 4.469 billion Hjemis are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Spirituality, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hjem City. The average income tax rate is 17.7%.

The strong Hjemi economy, worth 302 trillion Mynts a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 67,615 Mynts, with the richest citizens earning 5.1 times as much as the poorest.

Urban high-volume mailers now receive their mail via chauffeur-driven limousines, the sound of office water cooler chatter has been replaced by the whirring of computer cooling fans, the government struggles to keep up with the endless list of petrol disasters, and camera crews have accompanied conscripted dancers to film 'Marching On Ice'. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control. Hjem System's national animal is the Frosegle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Gatism.

Hjem System is ranked 112,130^th in the world and 280^th in Starlight for Highest Poor Incomes, with 28,032.79 Standard Monetary Units.