The Trade Federation of Ming Hetsestria is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Minister with an even hand, and notable for its pith helmet sales, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, hard-working population of 1.636 billion Min Hetsestrians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Port-Hegesta. The average income tax rate is 73.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Min Hetsestrian economy, worth 283 trillion Federation Credits a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 173,394 Federation Credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Tabloids coo over Minister's expected child, almost half of the child population live rough on the streets, a fashion designer has been arrested for inciting hatred after claiming redheads couldn't pull off vermillion, and the new national mascot has to be wheeled onto the field of play. Crime is totally unknown. Ming Hetsestria's national animal is the Cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Protestantism.

Ming Hetsestria is ranked 90,895^th in the world and 37^th in The Bar on the corner of every region for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 2,228.71 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.