The Empire of Hat bat sack is a huge, efficient nation, notable for its compulsory military service, absence of drug laws, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 844 million Hat bat sackians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 14.1%.

The very strong Hat bat sackian economy, worth 47.3 trillion monies a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Information Technology. Average income is 56,026 monies, with the richest citizens earning 9.3 times as much as the poorest.

A little pushing and pulling is needed for big ships to pass, many of the unemployed have had the fight taken out of them, babies are a small but significant export, and census workers struggle to account for the rapidly increasing number of citizens to tabulate. Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Hat bat sack's national animal is the hat, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Hat bat sack is ranked 234,361^st in the world and 9,112^th in Lazarus for Safest, scoring 18.06 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.