The Holy Empire of Hipcha is a very large, cultured nation, renowned for its zero percent divorce rate, daily referendums, and compulsory military service. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 320 million Hipchans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Defense, and Spirituality. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Séarlan. The average income tax rate is 24.4%.

The thriving Hipchan economy, worth 27.3 trillion Cheesetouches a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Cheese Exports, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 85,246 Cheesetouches, with the richest citizens earning 5.1 times as much as the poorest.

Shelters struggle to keep up with the endless intake of stray animals, orthopaedics patients often have a bounce in their step, diners regard burgers made from mechanically reclaimed cow protein as "proper meat", and domestic fishermen fly the Hipchan flag out of fear of being blown up. Crime is totally unknown. Hipcha's national animal is the Horse, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Hipcha is ranked 151,711^th in the world and 24^th in Angelic League for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 467.52 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.