The Nation of Houst is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Fontaine with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, national health service, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, devout population of 4.022 billion Houstians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and look forward to their next free and open election, to be held on an as-yet unannounced date.

The medium-sized government prioritizes Education, although Healthcare, Administration, and Welfare are also considered important. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Rinsorr. The average income tax rate is 55.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Houstian economy, worth 420 trillion Cruxes a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 104,589 Cruxes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Only those who apply can study applied maths, soldiers find that home gadgets and power tools are more effective as improvised weapons than the guns they've been issued, tree farms across the nation are overrun by clipboard-wielding biologists, and lobotomies haven't been the same after the practice was severed. Crime is totally unknown. Houst's national animal is the Blue Jay, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Order of God.

Houst is ranked 21,479^th in the world and 91^st in the Plains of Perdition for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 3,208.25 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.