The Kingdom of Hospe is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by King Jeffrey with an even hand, and remarkable for its parental licensing program, pith helmet sales, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed population of 10.796 billion Hospeans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Mirus. The average income tax rate is 69.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Hospean economy, worth a remarkable 1,957 trillion Valerian Izas a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Retail. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 181,347 Valerian Izas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Board shorts have replaced board rooms, a new guerrilla marketing campaign for tap water involves government agents spraying random citizens with hose water, people often get liposuction to reduce their air fares, and the government prides itself on being smug and condescending to idiots. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Hospe's national animal is the Black panther, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Hospe is ranked 28,837^th in the world and 8^th in Oatland for Lowest Crime Rates, with 83.42 law-abiding acts per hour.