The United States of Henshia is a huge, efficient nation, notable for its ritual sacrifices, smutty television, and frequent executions. The democratic population of 359 million Henshians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Healthcare, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Vanavana. The average income tax rate is 43.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Henshian economy, worth 26.6 trillion Henshian Lanjias a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Automobile Manufacturing, and Trout Farming. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 74,051 Henshian Lanjias, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Cyclists spend more time unlocking their bicycles than they do cycling, the government regrets to say that it is forced to make cuts to citizens, kindergartners' favourite dance move is the stop-drop-and-roll, and faceless corporations are expected to assume parental responsibility over millions of teenagers. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Henshia's national animal is the squirrel, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Henshia is ranked 237,908^th in the world and 4,270^th in The East Pacific for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 47.56 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.