The Kingdom of Hunterdon is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by King Joseph III with an even hand, and notable for its unlimited-speed roads, smutty television, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless, devout population of 2.961 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 34.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Hunterdonian economy, worth 520 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 175,773 ducats, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 641,414 per year while the poor average 34,202, a ratio of 18.8 to 1.

Students at universities think exercise bikes are pieces of abstract art, kids are taught in schools to argue with their parents, employers are never quite sure if graduates' qualifications have any merit or meaning, and biker gangs and fashionistas are converting to Violetism en masse. 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 6,990^th in the world and 136^th in The East Pacific for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 6,461.25 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.