The Great Eyes of a Great Leader of The Great Hiatus is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Hiatus with an iron fist, and renowned for its compulsory military service, ubiquitous missile silos, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 3.906 billion Hiatusians 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, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hiatus City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 36.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Great Hiatusian economy, worth 833 trillion Hiatusan Euros a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Retail, Information Technology, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 213,319 Hiatusan Euros, with the richest citizens earning 6.7 times as much as the poorest.

Airplane passengers who purchase "basic economy" tickets are often assigned seats in the lavatory, bars are packed at all hours, you need a signed affidavit from a registered psychiatrist to claim that you have crazy low prices, and the Great Hiatusian war navy contains an oddly large number of luxury yachts and cruise liners. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Great Hiatus's national animal is the Eafle, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Hiatusian Atheism.

The Great Hiatus is ranked 21,765^th in the world and 16^th in Callista for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 6,787.79 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.