The Colony of Hardradaeard is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Æthelthryth with an iron fist, and renowned for its compulsory military service, smutty television, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 10.445 billion AEthelberhteardians 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 medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order, Industry, and Administration also on the agenda, while Welfare and Social Policy aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Gleawecastre. The average income tax rate is 51.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Hardradaeardian economy, worth a remarkable 2,620 trillion Æthelberhteard Thrymsas a year, is broadly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Retail, and Uranium Mining. Average income is an amazing 250,866 Æthelberhteard Thrymsas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.4 times as much as the poorest.

Scientists are researching the best way to kill off humanity to prevent catastrophic war, pet owners want to know why their animals keep smiling at them, suppression of pro-democracy protests is a daily occurrence, and pre-takeoff checks last longer than the flights themselves. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Hardradaeard's national animal is the Lion, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Agnosticism.

Hardradaeard is ranked 18,959^th in the world and 2^nd in Goawayitsallmine for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 7,342.29 on the Gilded Widget Scale.