The Free Land of Herroe is a fledgling, orderly nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The cynical population of 6 million Herroeans are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Welfare, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 71.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The basket case Herroean economy, worth 81.5 billion Odeses 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 dominated by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Furniture Restoration, Information Technology, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 13,588 Odeses, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The military is slashing spending on conventional arms and diverting it to spending on prosthetic arms, nude art is becoming wildly popular, the Herroe Automotive Racing Series draws millions of spectators annually while those near the tracks complain about the noise, and a bill to outlaw math homework has been submitted. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Herroe's national animal is the Red Squirrel .

Herroe is ranked 75,460^th in the world and 349^th in Carcassonne for Nicest Citizens, with 15.9 average smiles per day.