The Union of Neo-Hermitius is a huge, efficient nation, remarkable for its vat-grown people, ritual sacrifices, and suspicion of poets. The compassionate, hard-working, cynical population of 530 million Neo-Hermitians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hermitia. The average income tax rate is 37.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Neo-Hermitian economy, worth 58.2 trillion Herms a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Uranium Mining, and Arms Manufacturing. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 109,749 Herms, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Calling dibs is an unalienable right, black market eau de toilette is made in bathroom labs across the nation, new pilots are regularly reminded that they are more expendable than their planes, and it is illegal to brush crumbs off your clothing outdoors. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Neo-Hermitius's national animal is the Hermit Crab.

Neo-Hermitius is ranked 113,407^th in the world and 3^rd in The Universal Union for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 1,321.58 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.