The Republic of Hydrogen 1 is a titanic, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its irreverence towards religion. The democratic population of 10.46 billion Hydrogen 1ians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Madrid. The average income tax rate is 39.4%.

The large but inefficient Hydrogen 1ian economy, worth 420 trillion Golden Dollars a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Soda Sales, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 40,239 Golden Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.3 times as much as the poorest.

Victims of limb-mauling industrial accidents are told to keep working with their remaining hand, people make a career out of medical voyeurism, pro-wrestling bouts open with a legal disclaimer insisting that any violence is guaranteed 100% faked, and cricket farmers use magnifying glasses to fit every member of their herd with tiny tracking tags. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Hydrogen 1's national animal is the penguin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Hydrogen 1 is ranked 123,074^th in the world and 3^rd in Elements for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 39.44 Effective Tax Rate.