The Grand Duchy of Hypernothia is a large, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its museums and concert halls, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and prohibition of alcohol. The compassionate, devout population of 150 million Hypernothians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 69.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Hypernothian economy, worth 10.7 trillion australs a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Basket Weaving, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 71,613 australs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Pop stars who make it big overseas are hailed as economic heroes, the national colors help to make everyone look slimmer, most voters only see their chosen representative visit once every election cycle, and schoolyard bullying has a tendency to escalate. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Hypernothia's national animal is the azure jay, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Hypernothia is ranked 264,352^nd in the world and 159^th in The Order of the Grey Wardens for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -6.84 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.