The Free Land of Hayleigh is a massive, efficient nation, notable for its keen interest in outer space, ubiquitous missile silos, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 3.826 billion Hayleighians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 21.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Hayleighian economy, worth 292 trillion guilders a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 76,387 guilders, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

Funeral directors are frequently looking at their watches during funerals, the media have begun calling the government treasury "Leader's stash", the police double as repo men, and scientists are researching the best way to kill off humanity to prevent catastrophic war. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Hayleigh's national animal is the cow, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Hayleigh is ranked 198,080^th in the world and 44^th in Serenity for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring -3.16 on the Clooney Contribution Index.