The Empire of Hanamaru is a titanic, socially progressive nation, ruled by Hanamaru Kunikida with a fair hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, unlimited-speed roads, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic population of 21.638 billion Hanamaruans are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Naha. The average income tax rate is 86.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Hanamaruan economy, worth a remarkable 2,789 trillion Yen a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 128,907 Yen, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Military minds worry that 'the blue screen of death' on brand new operating systems may be a literal description, employers are keenest on employees who lack family values, immigrants who carry knives on them are presumed to be chefs, and hospitals fear government fines more than terrorist ransoms. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Hanamaru's national animal is the beaver, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Buddhism.

Hanamaru is ranked 24,791^st in the world and 8^th in 765 Production for Lowest Crime Rates, with 90.79 law-abiding acts per hour.