The Northern Island Empire of Haven and Sanctuary is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by Emperor Ghara Hasran with a fair hand, and remarkable for its smutty television, irreverence towards religion, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 18.118 billion Havenian and Sanctuarians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capucara. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Havenian and Sanctuarian economy, worth a remarkable 7,772 trillion Supsios a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Tourism. Average income is an amazing 428,974 Supsios, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The "Dreadnowt" is the pride and joy of the Havenian And Sanctuarian Navy, the government spends billions to protect Haven and Sanctuary from a disaster that is one in a million, a bill to outlaw math homework has been submitted, and there's a hole in the heart of every Havenian and Sanctuarian city. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Haven and Sanctuary's national animal is the Giant Sea Turtle, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Guardian faith and other religions.

Haven and Sanctuary is ranked 286^th in the world and 10^th in the Pacific for Most Developed, scoring 99.62 on the Human Development Index.