The Democratic Republic of Holy Islands is a massive, safe nation, renowned for its irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 1.633 billion Holy Islandsians 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 Law & Order, Education, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 21.1%.

The Holy Islandsian economy, worth 69.0 trillion dollars a year, is led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Pizza Delivery, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 42,245 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

The latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, the tenet of free speech is held dear, and customs turn away those considered to have an unfavourable ethnicity. Crime is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Holy Islands's national animal is the panther, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Holy Islands is ranked 40,758^th in the world and 2^nd in Puppet Storage for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 5,435.92 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.