The Kingdom of Hunterdon is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by King Joseph III with an even hand, and renowned for its rum-swilling pirates, complete absence of social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless, devout population of 2.981 billion Hunterdonians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hunterdon. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 33.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Hunterdonian economy, worth 522 trillion ducats a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Retail, Information Technology, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 175,347 ducats, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 657,799 per year while the poor average 32,665, a ratio of 20.1 to 1.

It's often raining men (hallelujah) in Hunterdon, 9 out of 10 consumers think that vitamins can cure cancer, convicted criminals are given free limo rides to jail, and a ban on unsolicited cold calling in all forms is in effect. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Hunterdon's national animal is the ermine, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Roman Catholicism.

Hunterdon is ranked 87,524^th in the world and 1,448^th in The East Pacific for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 2,400.36 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.