The Republic of Hatsukoi is a gargantuan, efficient nation, notable for its compulsory military service, pith helmet sales, and enforced nudity. The hard-working, humorless population of 27.705 billion Hatsukoians 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 Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 19.6%.

The all-consuming Hatsukoian economy, worth a remarkable 1,982 trillion yen a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Tourism, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 71,546 yen, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.8 times as much as the poorest.

Drugs containing the compound "oleum de serpens" are being sold to cancer patients, the mark of a good ruler is the largeness of his chin, if you go into the woods today you're sure of a big surprise, and counselors have to sign pledges supporting gay rights before they can speak to any patients. Crime is relatively low, thanks to a very well-funded police force. Hatsukoi's national animal is the cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Hatsukoi is ranked 201,557^th in the world and 32^nd in Scandinavia for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 5,840.46 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.