The Republic of Hout Bay beach is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its burgeoning bison population. The hard-working, democratic population of 2.65 billion Hout Bay beachians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.4%.

The strong Hout Bay beachian economy, worth 145 trillion marks a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Information Technology, and Tourism. Average income is 55,034 marks, with the richest citizens earning 5.6 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Hout Bay beach's national animal is the bison, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Hout Bay beach is ranked 160,440^th in the world and 5,844^th in Lazarus for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 50 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.