The Republic of Nathan Hale is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, renowned for its absence of drug laws. The hard-working, democratic population of 12.883 billion Nathan Haleans live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The relatively small, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Healthcare, and Welfare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.7%.

The thriving Nathan Halean economy, worth 637 trillion dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Woodchip Exports, and Retail. Average income is 49,514 dollars, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 175,265 per year while the poor average 10,099, a ratio of 17.4 to 1.

Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Nathan Hale's national animal is the squirrel, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Nathan Hale is ranked 188,907^th in the world and 4,441^st in the Rejected Realms for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 47.43 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.