The Directorate of Histarctica is a mammoth, cultured nation, ruled by Eduard Aldred with an iron fist, and notable for its aversion to nipples, public floggings, and national health service. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 7.186 billion Histarcticans are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Industry, and Education are also considered important, while Social Policy and International Aid receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Entioch. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 68.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Histarctican economy, worth a remarkable 1,256 trillion Solis a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 174,914 Solis, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 622,436 per year while the poor average 35,389, a ratio of 17.6 to 1.

Every spring railroad foundations erode to reveal human remains, the fire protection service is wholly government-funded, sections of the police receive paramilitary training, and the new "Bloodbath" orange tree autonomously seeks and destroys independent orchards. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Histarctica's national animal is the Wolf, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Church of Light.

Histarctica is ranked 122,845^th in the world and 58^th in Sancturia for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 639.26 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.