The Galactic Paradise of Hassett is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by no one in particular with a fair hand, and notable for its anti-smoking policies, suspicion of poets, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 37.19 billion Hassettians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The minute, corrupt, liberal, outspoken government, or what there is of one, is solely concerned with Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Rack City. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Hassettian economy, worth an astonishing 10,132 trillion Nuka-Cola Caps a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Soda Sales industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Gambling. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is an amazing 272,465 Nuka-Cola Caps, with the richest citizens earning 8.6 times as much as the poorest.

Robosexual marriages are increasingly common, exam halls are littered with used needles and empty pill bottles, anti-government political posters adorn every building like wallpaper, and tourists often cite 'hiding money in an off-shore banking account' as their main reason to visit the nation. Crime, especially youth-related, is so common that it is unusual to encounter someone following the law, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Hassett's national animal is the War Hawk, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is freedom of religion.

Hassett is ranked 290,894^th in the world and 15,462^nd in Balder for Most Developed, scoring 50.62 on the Human Development Index.