The State of Heskurik is a colossal, orderly nation, ruled by Khrustah with an iron fist, and renowned for its frequent executions, zero percent divorce rate, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 5.843 billion Heskurikea are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Administration, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lupmre City. The average income tax rate is 72.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Heskuric economy, worth 976 trillion Heskuric Bënoes a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Automobile Manufacturing, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 167,055 Heskuric Bënoes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

People are often woken up by rubbish music, the nation's only university is the School of Hard Knocks, indigenous tribal elders can be recognised by their designer watches and expensive suits, and popular sunny beaches always have a cloudy outlook. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Heskurik's national animal is the Barno Bear, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Krakowism.

Heskurik is ranked 156,707^th in the world and 159^th in Conch Kingdom for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 326.77 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.