The Grand Duchy of Sierhaven is a large, orderly nation, remarkable for its fear of technology, compulsory military service, and ban on automobiles. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 160 million Sierhavenians 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 enormous, moralistic government prioritizes Spirituality, although Administration, Law & Order, and Education are also considered important. The average income tax rate is 68.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Sierhavenian economy, worth 5.20 trillion Hyper Experiences a year, is led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Furniture Restoration, Information Technology, and Soda Sales. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 32,503 Hyper Experiences, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Life-saving resuscitation is denied based on decades-old teenage diaries that declare "I want to die before I get old", a spate of enforced closures has left 'Government FM' as the nation's only radio station, a government program is underway to revitalize Sierhaven's beaches, and cheap textbooks have replaced coasters at college ragers. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sierhaven's national animal is the Frog, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Sierhaven is ranked 310,374^th in the world and 2^nd in Monumenta for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 10,271.22 Standard Monetary Units.