The Republic of Hazeldean is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its burgeoning bison population. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 2.626 billion Hazeldeanians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 12.7%.

The strong Hazeldeanian economy, worth 130 trillion pesos a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Book Publishing, and Soda Sales. Average income is 49,689 pesos, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.7 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is moderate. Hazeldean's national animal is the bison, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Hazeldean is ranked 123,246^th in the world and 4,205^th in Lazarus for Most Armed, with 0.35 weapons per person.