The Principality of Herman J is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Prince Herman with an iron fist, and renowned for its national health service, punitive income tax rates, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 3.824 billion Jiants 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 juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Gigaherm. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 52.3%.

The all-consuming Herman Jian economy, worth 457 trillion cuts a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Furniture Restoration industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Cheese Exports. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 119,576 cuts, with the richest citizens earning 5.7 times as much as the poorest.

Religious education is a new government priority, no animal is considered endangered if there's another that looks kind of like it, sofas are perpetually on sales that Must End Soon, and weather forecasts regularly cover meteor showers. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Herman J's national animal is the creep, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Herman Jötunn.

Herman J is ranked 46,637^th in the world and 4^th in Wintercrest for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 4,721.07 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.