The Federal Republic of Red Hawk is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Herald A Roswaal with a fair hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, daily referendums, and compulsory military service. The compassionate, democratic population of 3.911 billion Red Hawkians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tristitia. The average income tax rate is 56.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Red Hawkian economy, worth 427 trillion Zenis a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Trout Farming. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 109,244 Zenis, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Films are funded in accordance with the volume of tears shed when reading the screenplay, tuba players are paid to quietly whisper into their instruments, neighboring nations are tired of Red Hawk's big fish stories, and for 25 Zenis tourists can gawk at the site of national tragedy. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Red Hawk's national animal is the Red-tailed Hawk, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Red Hawk is ranked 159,597^th in the world and 3,680^th in The North Pacific for Largest Black Market, with 103 billion Standard Monetary Units.