The Democratic Republic of Holmis is a massive, genial nation, renowned for its keen interest in outer space, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.181 billion Holmisians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked morass — juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 75.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Holmisian economy, worth 37.3 trillion pesos a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Pizza Delivery and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 31,588 pesos, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Corrupt paupers spend taxpayer pesos on liquor and tobacco, citizens are strongly encouraged to breathe less so as to limit the carbon footprint, private law firms are unheard of, and Leader seems to wear red a lot these days. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Holmis's national animal is the unicorn, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Holmis is ranked 11,891^st in the world and 95^th in Refugia for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring 1,638.94 on the Clooney Contribution Index.