The Kingdom of Hunterdon is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by King Joseph III with an even hand, and remarkable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, anti-smoking policies, and unlimited-speed roads. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless, devout population of 2.912 billion Hunterdonians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hunterdon. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 30.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Hunterdonian economy, worth 509 trillion ducats a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Retail, Information Technology, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 174,879 ducats, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 611,467 per year while the poor average 36,348, a ratio of 16.8 to 1.

Elevator music has been replaced by thrash metal played at maximum volume, veteran cops reminisce over their heavy armor days, stale 'yo mamma' insults have been replaced by 'your maternal DNA' insults, and blind students are at a disadvantage now that test papers printed in braille have been discontinued. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Hunterdon's national animal is the ermine, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Roman Catholicism.

Hunterdon is ranked 22,135^th in the world and 482^nd in The East Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 88.14 law-abiding acts per hour.