The Hive of Kerrigan is a mammoth, safe nation, ruled by Queens of Blades with a fair hand, and notable for its absence of drug laws, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, democratic, devout population of 6.329 billion Kerrigans 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, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Welfare, and Spirituality. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Char. The average income tax rate is 41.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but underdeveloped Kerrigan economy, worth 261 trillion larvas a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Retail, Tourism, and Information Technology. Average income is 41,271 larvas, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Queens of Blades has just been declared ruler of Kerrigan in an international press conference, toddlers are wielding machine guns in the name of national defense, young soldiers are shocked to discover there are no 'safe spaces' on a battlefield, and roads are often attended by round-the-clock construction crews. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Kerrigan's national animal is the zergling, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is evolution.

Kerrigan is ranked 256,050^th in the world and 40^th in The Galactics Union for Highest Average Incomes, with 41,271.52 Standard Monetary Units.