The Republic of Heljisland is a small, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its compulsory military service and irreverence towards religion. The democratic population of 40 million Heljislandians 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 relatively small, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 16.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Heljislandian economy, worth 2.07 trillion Valgish Rens a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Trout Farming, and Gambling. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 51,799 Valgish Rens, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Citizens are enjoying a recent large cut in taxes, nudity is frowned upon, Animal Liberationists are regularly arrested, and wind farms are erected on shuttered oil platforms. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Heljisland's national animal is the Double-Headed White Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Heljisland is ranked 256,973^rd in the world and 140^th in 8th International for Most Corrupt Governments, with 0.74 kickbacks per hour.