The Holy Empire of Haedlia is a gargantuan, efficient nation, remarkable for its public floggings, flagrant waste-dumping, and zero percent divorce rate. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 23.709 billion Haedlians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The tiny, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order, Industry, and Spirituality also on the agenda, while Environment and Welfare are ignored. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Haedlian economy, worth an astonishing 12,909 trillion newcoins a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is extensive. Average income is a breathtaking 544,480 newcoins, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,947,901 per year while the poor average 109,257, a ratio of 17.8 to 1.

Homes have been banned from having any more than one wheel, formerly fertile fields are being leached dry of nutrients by intensive farming, homeowners on prime real estate have been seen dodging giant bulldozers with cartoon characters painted on them, and police reduce their paperwork by refusing to arrest anyone. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force. Haedlia's national animal is the yellow jacket, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Haedlia is ranked 291,466^th in the world and 3,727^th in the West Pacific for Highest Food Quality, scoring 0.89 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.