The Republic of Harper is a gargantuan, pleasant nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, ritual sacrifices, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 15.314 billion Harperians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Law & Order, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 17.1%.

The strong Harperian economy, worth 928 trillion deniers a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Automobile Manufacturing, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 60,627 deniers, with the richest citizens earning 7.8 times as much as the poorest.

Voting is compulsory, horses are considered a delicacy, organ donation rates are among the lowest in the region, and "The Daily Sacrifice" is a routine segment of morning news shows. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Harper's national animal is the horse, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Harper is ranked 198,666^th in the world and 138^th in Jenny for Lowest Crime Rates, with 56.8 law-abiding acts per hour.