The Most Serene Republic of Hula-Hoops is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 1.815 billion Hula-Hoopsians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Spirituality, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 11.2%.

The strong Hula-Hoopsian economy, worth 92.4 trillion Hoops a year, is led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Trout Farming, and Soda Sales. Average income is 50,935 Hoops, with the richest citizens earning 6.4 times as much as the poorest.

Young and brooding teens are welcomed with open arms to the Dogwarts School of Strangeness and Sorcery, wealthy parents-to-be can select their perfect baby, expensive lawyers are hired to defend citizens in court for public urination charges against their pets, and refugees from other nations are flocking to Hula-Hoops's border. Crime, especially youth-related, is moderate, probably because of the absence of a police force. Hula-Hoops's national animal is the Ouroboros, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Hula-Hoops is ranked 175,106^th in the world and 40^th in Hurricane 12 for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 32.11 on the Bus Surprisal Index.