The A Minister a Minister of HEM is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its burgeoning HEM population. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 8.724 billion HEMians 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Healthcare, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 33.4%.

The strong HEMian economy, worth 323 trillion HEMS a year, is quite specialized and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Woodchip Exports, and Information Technology. Average income is 37,041 HEMS, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.7 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is moderate. HEM's national animal is the HEM, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

HEM is ranked 243,109^th in the world and 10,220^th in Lazarus for Lowest Crime Rates, with 53.92 law-abiding acts per hour.