The Republic of Hope Island is a titanic, genial nation, notable for its otherworldly petting zoo, disturbing lack of elderly people, and state-planned economy. The compassionate, devout population of 11.634 billion Hope Islandians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The large, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 72.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Hope Islandian economy, worth a remarkable 1,489 trillion Euros a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 128,030 Euros, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

It is illegal to make racist remarks in public, veteran cops reminisce over their heavy armor days, Hope Islandians suffer not the eggplant emoji to live, and the environment is gorgeous so long as you're looking up. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Hope Island's national animal is the Cow, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Hope Island is ranked 38,183^rd in the world and 217^th in The grimy backyard of Bigej for Highest Average Incomes, with 128,030.41 Standard Monetary Units.