The United Republics of Hambordia is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by Joseph Lacta with an even hand, and notable for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 2.979 billion Hambordians 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 Defense, Welfare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hambic. The average income tax rate is 21.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Hambordian economy, worth 193 trillion Francs a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Uranium Mining, and Automobile Manufacturing. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 65,026 Francs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Third world countries are rich in "I Love Hambic" t-shirts, engaged partners detail their fiancés' private lives in detail to prurient bureaucrats, the musical cognoscenti insist the national anthem just isn't the same without a double contrabass flute, and discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is illegal. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Hambordia's national animal is the Eagle and its national religion is Atheism.

Hambordia is ranked 239,860^th in the world and 1^st in Antartica for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 170.39 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.