The Democratic Socialist State of Hankhank is a massive, safe nation, ruled by The Federal Council of Hankhank with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, infamous sell-swords, and soft-spoken computers. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.039 billion Hankhanks enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, socially-minded government prioritizes Education, although Administration, Healthcare, and Environment are also considered important, while Spirituality and Defense are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hankapolis. The average income tax rate is 80.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Hankhanky economy, worth 92.8 trillion Rails a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Tourism. Average income is 89,317 Rails, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Referenda are held for every conceivable government action, rioting during the nation's hosting of ORDER caused one million Rails of property damage, interest in globalism never flags, and movies depict muscle-bound women kicking down a titanium door to carry hysterical men to safety. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Hankhank's national animal is the Honey Bee, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Hankhank is ranked 281,609^th in the world and 1,343^rd in Europe for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -12.77 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.