The Empire of Hexen 16 is a massive, efficient nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, irreverence towards religion, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 4.669 billion Hexen 16ians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The medium-sized, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 24.8%.

The very strong Hexen 16ian economy, worth 251 trillion guilders a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Woodchip Exports, and Gambling. Average income is 53,846 guilders, with the richest citizens earning 8.9 times as much as the poorest.

Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low, thanks to a well-funded police force. Hexen 16's national animal is the Albatross, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Hexen 16 is ranked 199,562^nd in the world and 8,355^th in Balder for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 41.23 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.