The Republic of The Blue Hope is a very large, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, frequent executions, and otherworldly petting zoo. The compassionate, democratic population of 158 million Blue Hopeans love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Welfare, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 39.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Blue Hopean economy, worth 9.64 trillion Blue Hopean dollars a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Basket Weaving, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 61,021 Blue Hopean dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Local executives are seen on the corner with cardboard signs reading "will oppress the masses for food", people are bored of easy crossword puzzles, citizens are less concerned with policy and more concerned with whether politicians "call 'em like they see 'em", and a new "thought police" branch is being developed. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Blue Hope's national animal is the blue panda, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

The Blue Hope is ranked 27,690^th in the world and 699^th in the South Pacific for Nicest Citizens, with 19.85 average smiles per day.