The Republic of Henstazia is a mammoth, safe nation, ruled by President Orko with an even hand, and notable for its strictly enforced bedtime, pith helmet sales, and daily referendums. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 7.961 billion Henstazians 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Henstazia City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 13.9%.

The strong Henstazian economy, worth 615 trillion Shekels a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 77,376 Shekels, with the richest citizens earning 6.4 times as much as the poorest.

The country routinely whitewashes uncomfortable parts of its history, minority children spend hours bussing to schools miles away from home, science centers and state of the art laboratories are ubiquitous, and fast-food chefs regularly win Health Innovation Awards for spitting on burgers. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Henstazia's national animal is the Zebra.

Henstazia is ranked 290,106^th in the world and 234^th in Empire of Great Britain for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 223.78 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.