The Republic of Hurt Bot is a titanic, orderly nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, cynical population of 13.273 billion Hurt Bots are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The relatively small, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 16.3%.

The strong Hurt Bot economy, worth 689 trillion hurts a year, is led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Basket Weaving, and Book Publishing. Average income is 51,979 hurts, with the richest citizens earning 6.2 times as much as the poorest.

The government has officially clarified that "wee on your hands to save time" does not count as proper hygiene, organ donation is compulsory, the combined alert sound of a nation simultaneously receiving a text message is a common cause of hearing damage, and it is mandatory to learn evolution in schools. Crime is moderate. Hurt Bot's national animal is the robot, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Hurt Bot is ranked 290,657^th in the world and 3,861^st in The catholic military orders for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -6.93 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.