The Free Land of Hycraton is a very large, safe nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, irreverence towards religion, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 283 million Hycrats love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 55.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Hycrat economy, worth 7.08 trillion Krywas a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Basket Weaving, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 25,006 Krywas, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Animal liberationists receive government funding to break into animal research labs, police are saying "bye book" to "by the book", Loud Patriotic Music Day has been ranked the seventh best new holiday of the year, and at least 1% of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs budget goes to Leader's wardrobe. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Hycraton's national animal is the Great Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Hycraton is ranked 95,920^th in the world and 4,944^th in Lazarus for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 1,449.85 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.