The Forerunners of Hyperion Prime is a mammoth, efficient nation, ruled by Premier Hyper with an even hand, and remarkable for its anti-smoking policies, irreverence towards religion, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, cheerful population of 8.248 billion Hyperions are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Eternal Horizon. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Hyperion economy, worth a remarkable 2,160 trillion Credits a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an amazing 261,904 Credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Students learn how to disarm mines before understanding basic arithmetic, stolen Reuben sandwiches are met with detailed and thorough police investigations, the dessert 'Death by Chocolate' isn't the most lethal dish on the menu, and military officers are given medals for disobeying orders. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Hyperion Prime's national animal is the Insular Goose, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Hyperion Prime is ranked 2,789^th in the world and 72^nd in The Leftist Assembly for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 8,112.67 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.