The State of the Consortiums of Hyreen is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by Klaus Stefaner with an iron fist, and remarkable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, unlimited-speed roads, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 4.175 billion Hyreenians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Vonsrenburg. The average income tax rate is 82.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Hyreenian economy, worth a remarkable 1,289 trillion credits a year, is broadly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Retail, Information Technology, and Uranium Mining. Average income is an amazing 308,961 credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

Old dogs don't have to learn new tricks but they have to prove they haven't forgotten old ones, death row inmates cower in fear at the phrase "one-year anniversary", Hyreenians believe manners maketh the leader, and immigrants who don't like the taste of Hyreenian Turnip Chips are immediately deported. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Hyreen's national animal is the phoenix, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Hyreen is ranked 272,044^th in the world and 1,275^th in Europeia for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 37.41 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.