The Not Very Holy Workers' State of Hykonica is a mammoth, efficient nation, ruled by Praeses Hiconicae | Πρόεδρος τῆς Ὑκωνίκα with a fair hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, punitive income tax rates, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 5.049 billion Hykonicans 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 enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Thessalonica | Θεσσαλονίκη. The average income tax rate is 98.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Hykonican economy, worth 957 trillion Denarius Hiconicanus | Ὑκονικὴ δραχμήs a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 189,609 Denarius Hiconicanus | Ὑκονικὴ δραχμήs, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Roads are often attended by round-the-clock construction crews, tourists need only sign on the dotted line to become citizens, "Praeses Hiconicae | Πρόεδρος τῆς Ὑκωνίκα got your tongue?" has become a popular idiom, and rebuilding efforts for a recently destroyed cathedral aren't expected to be completed for another century. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Hykonica's national animal is the Felis Hiconis | Ἡ τοῦ Ὑκόνος γαλή, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Hykonica is ranked 2,929^th in the world and 34^th in Europeia for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 7,980.93 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.