The Republic of HJT438 is a massive, efficient nation, notable for its frequent executions, zero percent divorce rate, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 1.087 billion HJT438ians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 32.7%.

The very strong HJT438ian economy, worth 54.1 trillion liberatuses a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Pizza Delivery industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Cheese Exports, and Soda Sales. Average income is 49,802 liberatuses, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.5 times as much as the poorest.

School children across the country are staging hunger strikes to protest government-mandated salads, returning tourists and businessmen are detained without trial if they belong to the "wrong" religion, HJT438ian watches list strained wrists as a common side effect, and the long arm of the law possesses a rather slow hand. Crime is almost non-existent, thanks to a well-funded police force. HJT438's national animal is the griffin, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

HJT438 is ranked 198,898^th in the world and 6,624^th in Balder for Nicest Citizens, with 10.55 average smiles per day.