The Rogue Nation of HYDRA Hailers is a massive, orderly nation, remarkable for its frequent executions, public floggings, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 1.488 billion HYDRA Hailersians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Law & Order and Administration are also considered important, while International Aid and Welfare receive no funds. The average income tax rate is 40.6%.

The HYDRA Hailersian economy, worth 106 trillion Snakes a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, and Information Technology. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 71,570 Snakes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Torture is commonly used to extract information from suspected criminals, the government is engaging in an agricultural trade war with Maxtopia, fair-weather fans talk during plays while die-hard theatre enthusiasts stay at home, and the military claims that their threatening letters are signed with the blood of their enemies. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. HYDRA Hailers's national animal is the Hydra, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways.

HYDRA Hailers is ranked 26,602^nd in the world and 2^nd in Glorious Comrade Haven Isles for Most Patriotic, with 41.07 flags saluted per person per day.