The Most Serene Republic of Hula-Hoops is a massive, cultured nation, notable for its absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 1.72 billion Hula-Hoopsians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Welfare, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 11.2%.

The strong Hula-Hoopsian economy, worth 87.6 trillion Hoops a year, is led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Trout Farming, and Soda Sales. Average income is 50,935 Hoops, with the richest citizens earning 6.4 times as much as the poorest.

Young and brooding teens are welcomed with open arms to the Dogwarts School of Strangeness and Sorcery, wealthy parents-to-be can select their perfect baby, expensive lawyers are hired to defend citizens in court for public urination charges against their pets, and refugees from other nations are flocking to Hula-Hoops's border. Crime, especially youth-related, is moderate, probably because of the absence of a police force. Hula-Hoops's national animal is the Ouroboros, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Hula-Hoops is ranked 150,277^th in the world and 39^th in Hurricane 12 for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 986.19 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.