The Belgian Detective of Hercule Poirot is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Hercule Poirot with an iron fist, and renowned for its avant-garde cinema, smutty television, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 16.111 billion Hercules 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Law & Order, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of London. The average income tax rate is 9.7%.

The powerhouse Herculean economy, worth a remarkable 1,085 trillion Francs a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 67,394 Francs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.7 times as much as the poorest.

The government is financing an extremely costly war against malaria, underage drinkers are dragged through the streets and put in the stocks, reporters often lose their jobs over fact-checking errors, and pristine wilderness has been trashed in the quest for cheaper oil. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, thanks to a capable police force. Hercule Poirot's national animal is the sparrow, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is The little grey cells.

Hercule Poirot is ranked 51,346^th in the world and 13^th in belgium for Most Corrupt Governments, with 37.97 kickbacks per hour.