The Republic of Hohlpreich is a huge, efficient nation, renowned for its frequent executions, irreverence towards religion, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 279 million Hohloreichians 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 Defense, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 29.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Hohlpreichian economy, worth 28.0 trillion bofons a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 100,401 bofons, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

The nation's diplomatic missives are now delivered via sniper rifle, the running costs of homeless shelters are so high that it would be cheaper to buy houses for the homeless, drug distribution is tightly controlled by the government, and Max Barry is this year's Miss Hohlpreich. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Hohlpreich's national animal is the moose, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Hohlpreich is ranked 67,326^th in the world and 116^th in Concord for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 2,846.3 on the Gilded Widget Scale.