The Semi-Empire of Hamborn is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by Columb Nalim with an even hand, and remarkable for its frequent executions, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 4.756 billion hambornians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Environment, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Alkőmen-Alesia. The average income tax rate is 69.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Hambornian economy, worth 246 trillion Franc Hambordiens a year, is led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 51,889 Franc Hambordiens, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

The state-controlled media salutes those about to spy, multilingual concierges man empty inner city apartment blocks, cheese lovers have a case of the bleus, and black gold is looking more brown these days. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Hamborn's national animal is the Polux Cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Atheist.

Hamborn is ranked 301,502^nd in the world and 3,977^th in the South Pacific for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector, scoring -11.96 on the Charon Conveyancy Index.