The State of Hoban is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, renowned for its complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 39.515 billion Hobanians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The tiny government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Environment, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. The average income tax rate is 9.2%.

The Hobanian economy, worth a remarkable 1,363 trillion betales a year, is led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Retail, and Information Technology. Average income is 34,499 betales, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.9 times as much as the poorest.

Military funding has been stripped back, the tenet of free speech is held dear, breastfeeding mothers are replacing smokers to loiter outside the workplace, and Hoban has designated Capital Heights as its capital city. Crime is moderate. Hoban's national animal is the deer.

Hoban is ranked 117,870^th in the world and 1^st in 49th for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 685.4 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.