The Theocracy of Hyperion Towers is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Triumvir Noblesse with an even hand, and remarkable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, compulsory military service, and zero percent divorce rate. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless, devout population of 2.548 billion Towerians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hyperion. The average income tax rate is 72.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Towerian economy, worth 283 trillion Coins a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is an impressive 111,145 Coins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Citizens must pay to enjoy Hyperion Towers's pristine beaches, door-to-door salesmen are frequently beaten up by 'vigilantes', there's a shortage of swinging hot spots as land development grinds to a halt, and citizens are regularly arrested in queues for 'loitering'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Hyperion Towers's national animal is the Wasp, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Protestant.

Hyperion Towers is ranked 263,842^nd in the world and 3,414^th in the West Pacific for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 41.35 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.