The Dominion of Hoseo is a mammoth, genial nation, notable for its compulsory gun ownership. The compassionate population of 5.111 billion Hoseoans 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 37.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Hoseoan economy, worth 169 trillion Delta Eagles a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Pizza Delivery. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 33,138 Delta Eagles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

The Hoseo Automotive Racing Series draws millions of spectators annually while those near the tracks complain about the noise, tampons are used as cheap fishing bobbers, Dogman-branded weapons are all the rage in the militaristic comic-book community, and a major religion has been named as Hoseo's national religion. Crime is well under control, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Hoseo's national animal is the Kitsune, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Hoseo is ranked 68,429^th in the world and 1^st in kim jong il for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 4,003.07 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.