The Empire of Hedor is a mammoth, orderly nation, ruled by The Mother with an iron fist, and notable for its infamous sell-swords, avowedly heterosexual populace, and enforced nudity. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 6.846 billion Hedorians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Eturia. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 66.1%.

The all-consuming Hedorian economy, worth 608 trillion Geld coins a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Basket Weaving, and Arms Manufacturing. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 88,937 Geld coins, with the richest citizens earning 9.9 times as much as the poorest.

The government is well known for declaring war on other countries for suspected slights, travelers often bring empty plastic bottles on Air Hedor flights to avoid the pay lavatories, yoga studios are being converted into yoga research labs, and university graduates and new home-owners toil in labour camps to work off their debts. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Hedor's national animal is the Winged Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Pantheistic Syncretism.

Hedor is ranked 147,587^th in the world and 1^st in The Nudist Union for Safest, scoring 63.18 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.