The Most Serene Republic of HMS Minotaur is a mammoth, orderly nation, notable for its keen interest in outer space, frequent executions, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 5.101 billion HMS Minotaurians 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, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 26.3%.

The strong HMS Minotaurian economy, worth 247 trillion Delta Eagles a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Cheese Exports, Retail, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 48,520 Delta Eagles, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 201,301 per year while the poor average 7,664, a ratio of 26.3 to 1.

Rumours have it that a secret police is responsible for the recent spate of missing persons, the Man in the Plastic Mask has been imprisoned in the Capital Penitentiary, a major religion has been named as HMS Minotaur's national religion, and more than one company makes the board game Monopoly. Crime is moderate, possibly because it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many regulations. HMS Minotaur's national animal is the Kitsune.

HMS Minotaur is ranked 252,219^th in the world and 28^th in Navy for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring -6.48 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.