The Sakura Empire of Hanaukyo is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by Admiral Rina Tsukishima with a fair hand, and renowned for its frequent executions, hatred of cheese, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 39.077 billion Hanaukyoans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Social Policy. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Himeji. The average income tax rate is 99.0%.

The large but stagnant naval economy, worth 476 trillion coins a year, is extremely specialized and mostly made up of the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 12,204 coins, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Jennifer Government is a bestseller, the men in trenchcoats hanging around playgrounds are actually police officers, there's a hole in the heart of every naval city, and the government is hoping that medical aid will speak louder than human rights abuses. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Hanaukyo's national animal is the Meowficer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Hanaukyo is ranked 872^nd in the world and 3^rd in Anime for Most Popular Tourist Destinations, with 3,041.87 Tourists Per Hour.