The United Socialist States of HJT175 is a massive, efficient nation, remarkable for its closed borders, rampant corporate plagiarism, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 1.687 billion HJT175ians 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 Administration, Law & Order, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 32.1%.

The all-consuming HJT175ian economy, worth 137 trillion francs a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Furniture Restoration, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 81,421 francs, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 231,298 per year while the poor average 22,887, a ratio of 10.1 to 1.

Lifeguards are more concerned with watching for sharks than struggling swimmers, an extra hand on the leg will give a horse-and-a-half of lead in a hundred jiffies on seven furlongs, formerly fertile fields are being leached dry of nutrients by intensive farming, and the nanny industry has had a boom after maternity leave was recently banned. Crime, especially youth-related, is moderate. HJT175's national animal is the turul, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

HJT175 is ranked 156,470^th in the world and 7,319^th in Osiris for Highest Poor Incomes, with 22,887.03 Standard Monetary Units.