The Republic of Fortress Hill is a massive, efficient nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, smutty television, and complete lack of prisons. The cynical, devout population of 2.803 billion Fortress Hillians 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 large, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 48.4%.

The thriving Fortress Hillian economy, worth 200 trillion HKDS a year, is led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Furniture Restoration, and Automobile Manufacturing. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 71,619 HKDS, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 258,993 per year while the poor average 14,133, a ratio of 18.3 to 1.

Urban entrepreneurs are busy introducing cockroaches into restaurant kitchens, creating dance remixes is the newest form of conspicuous consumption, renewable energy projects have ground to a halt, and wedding bands come in pairs to form wedding manacles. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Fortress Hill's national animal is the Panda, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Fortress Hill is ranked 225,376^th in the world and 7,792^nd in Balder for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 48.52 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.