The State of High Orion is a gargantuan, efficient nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, absence of drug laws, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 21.018 billion High Orionians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, is solely concerned with Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.9%.

The very strong High Orionian economy, worth 791 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is quite specialized and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Soda Sales, Uranium Mining, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 37,643 betales, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 255,929 per year while the poor average 2,022, a ratio of 126 to 1.

Voting is voluntary, citizens are enjoying a recent large cut in taxes, the country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry, and surveillance cameras are banned. Crime is a major problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. High Orion's national animal is the deer, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

High Orion is ranked 203,448^th in the world and 534^th in 0000 for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring zero on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.