The Republic of Hendric is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Alaric Voss with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, ban on automobiles, and smutty television. The quiet, industrious population of 2.264 billion Hendricians 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 Industry, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hendria. The average income tax rate is 39.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Hendrician economy, worth 276 trillion Hendrons a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 122,095 Hendrons, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Senior citizens can usually be found doing heavy manual labour, lawyers spend as much time preparing their make-up as they do their briefs, the nation's smallest Eagleball teams trade draft picks for a free lunch, and teenagers claim that morning paper rounds are performance art. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Hendric's national animal is the Eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Solvarism.

Hendric is ranked 27,600^th in the world and 352^nd in the South Pacific for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 4,758.01 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.