The Republic of Hetangourn is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Amilo Hernandez with an even hand, and renowned for its frequent executions, irreverence towards religion, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed population of 3.788 billion Hetangournians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Aguella. The average income tax rate is 36.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Hetangournian economy, worth 141 trillion francs a year, is quite specialized and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 37,447 francs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Deceased politicians' MyFace profiles are unanimously pro-incumbent, tax-payers are funding ever more extravagant movie projects, CEOs and corporate executives are frequently found striking for better stock options, and the nation's new flagship trading company deals exclusively in things no one wants. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Hetangourn's national animal is the squirrel, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Christianity.

Hetangourn is ranked 89,924^th in the world and 76^th in Coalition of Crown Albatross for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring 2,718.3 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.