The Federal Republic of Horthgar is a huge, safe nation, ruled by Laios with a fair hand, and notable for its state-planned economy, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 881 million Horthgarians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Osomance. The average income tax rate is 82.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Horthgarian economy, worth 72.9 trillion euros a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Information Technology, and Book Publishing. Average income is 82,751 euros, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Nobody is allowed to stop the local daycare from reading Nietzsche to pre-schoolers, local government operates tolls on every village road, recent protests against birds flying too low have resulted in bloodshed, and every day has been a surprise since weather reporters turned to consulting ancient totems for their seven-day forecasts. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Horthgar's national animal is the Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Horthgar is ranked 17,427^th in the world and 379^th in The East Pacific for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 8,610.9 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.