The Galactic Empire of Holota is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Augustus Galacticus with a fair hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 4.503 billion Holotas enjoy great social freedoms and frequent elections, where the majority of the populace regularly votes to increase its benefits at the expense of various hapless minorities.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Holotapolis. The average income tax rate is 97.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Holota economy, worth a remarkable 1,181 trillion Koronas a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 262,380 Koronas, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Mantis shrimp studies is academia's fastest-growing field, statues of famous citizens are erected or demolished on a purely partisan basis, crowds of flag-burning protesters tend to accidentally become crowds of burning protesters, and droves of former desperados are applying to join the border police. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Holota's national animal is the Killer Rabbit, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Anti-Religion.

Holota is ranked 1,529^th in the world and 53^rd in the South Pacific for Smartest Citizens, with 200.19 quips per hour.