The Republic of HJT71 is a massive, orderly nation, remarkable for its rum-swilling pirates, parental licensing program, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 2.157 billion HJT71ians 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 large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 53.1%.

The thriving HJT71ian economy, worth 145 trillion rupees a year, is quite specialized and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Automobile Manufacturing, and Arms Manufacturing. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 67,568 rupees, with the richest citizens earning 7.3 times as much as the poorest.

Binoculars sales are at an all-time high, people who have lived their entire lives in HJT71 are shocked to discover that they are not citizens, Leader is called 'Patches' at international summits, and space shuttles regularly launch rubbish into space. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. HJT71's national animal is the panther, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

HJT71 is ranked 60,813^th in the world and 1,874^th in Lazarus for Most Armed, with 1.48 weapons per person.