The Esteemed Educational Halls of Histioteuthis is a gargantuan, safe nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, absence of drug laws, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 45.551 billion Histioteuthisians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The enormous, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 65.8%.

The Histioteuthisian economy, worth a remarkable 1,568 trillion dusty textbooks a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is led by the Cheese Exports industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 34,424 dusty textbooks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

The government is avowedly atheist, euthanasia is legal, and military funding has been stripped back. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Histioteuthis's national animal is the tenured professor, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Histioteuthis is ranked 1^st in the world and 1^st in The West Atlantic for Lowest Crime Rates, with zero law-abiding acts per hour.