The Republic of The Blue Hope is a huge, cultured nation, renowned for its daily referendums, strictly enforced bedtime, and frequent executions. The compassionate, democratic population of 217 million Blue Hopeans 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 Administration, Welfare, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 41.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Blue Hopean economy, worth 13.7 trillion Blue Hopean dollars a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Information Technology, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 63,087 Blue Hopean dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

All mothers are allowed six months fully-paid maternity leave, troublemakers boast about how many times they have to visit their therapist, there's an aura of pseudoscience around academia, and the government has started a campaign to crack down on road rage and encourage alternate means of commuting. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Blue Hope's national animal is the blue panda, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

The Blue Hope is ranked 196,418^th in the world and 3,600^th in the South Pacific for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -1.64 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.