The Republic of Hartenbos is a mammoth, socially progressive nation, renowned for its burgeoning fox population. The hard-working, democratic population of 6.86 billion Hartenbosians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The tiny, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Spirituality. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6.7%.

The very strong Hartenbosian economy, worth 432 trillion florins a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Basket Weaving, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 63,116 florins, with the richest citizens earning 9.4 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Hartenbos's national animal is the fox.

Hartenbos is ranked 161,575^th in the world and 6,636^th in Balder for Most Cultured, scoring 64 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.