The Holy Empires of Hymperia is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Hymperator Caesar the III with an iron fist, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, compulsory military service, and ubiquitous missile silos. The compassionate, hard-working, cynical population of 1.722 billion Hubdituses are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Potentia. The average income tax rate is 19.1%.

The very strong Hymperian economy, worth 114 trillion Holy Lire a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 66,375 Holy Lire, with the richest citizens earning 5.3 times as much as the poorest.

Business meetings across the country are interrupted by the sound of squeaking whoopee-cushions, roads are often attended by round-the-clock construction crews, goldfish bowls are three metres in diameter, and Hubdituses celebrate by killing the fatted tofu turkey. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Hymperia's national animal is the Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Secularism.

Hymperia is ranked 116,914^th in the world and 141^st in Fifth Empire for Most Cultured, scoring 65 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.