The Democratic Republic of Hartmanistan is a huge, cultured nation, remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, compulsory military service, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 997 million Hartmanistanians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 45.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Hartmanistanian economy, worth 96.2 trillion Food Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 96,480 Food Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

School lockers are filled with fancy underwear, politicians "baring all" for the camera isn't always a figure of speech, tourists call Hartmanistanian beach towns "the fine coastline", and traveller camps regularly block five-lane superhighways. Crime is totally unknown. Hartmanistan's national animal is the Demon Deacon, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Hartmanistan is ranked 28,167^th in the world and 474^th in the South Pacific for Highest Poor Incomes, with 77,760.59 Standard Monetary Units.