The Theocracy of Hyperion Towers is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Triumvir Noblesse with an even hand, and notable for its zero percent divorce rate, punitive income tax rates, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless, devout population of 2.413 billion Towerians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hyperion. The average income tax rate is 71.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Towerian economy, worth 274 trillion Coins a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is an impressive 113,561 Coins, with the richest citizens earning 5.2 times as much as the poorest.

Citizens must pay to enjoy Hyperion Towers's pristine beaches, door-to-door salesmen are frequently beaten up by 'vigilantes', there's a shortage of swinging hot spots as land development grinds to a halt, and citizens are regularly arrested in queues for 'loitering'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Hyperion Towers's national animal is the Wasp, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Protestant.

Hyperion Towers is ranked 35,383^rd in the world and 430^th in the West Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 79.93 law-abiding acts per hour.