The Hokie Nation of Slices Right is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Leader with a fair hand, and notable for its anti-smoking policies, daily referendums, and sprawling nuclear power plants. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 40.2 billion Slices Rightians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Environment, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Slices Right City. The average income tax rate is 74.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Slices Rightian economy, worth a remarkable 2,993 trillion Stews a year, is extremely specialized and mostly made up of the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Gambling. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 74,468 Stews, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Being able to unblock a u-bend pipe is considered a universally essential skill, economists have been named Invertebrates of the Year, cyber-crime and tin-foil hat sales are both increasing at record rates, and town nameplates frequently raise giggles from passing tourists. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Slices Right's national animal is the Hokie Bird, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Slices Right is ranked 229,209^th in the world and 6^th in Zurich for Most Corrupt Governments, with 1 kickbacks per hour.