The Republic of Hartfelden Founder is a gargantuan, safe nation, notable for its burgeoning eagle population. The hard-working population of 2.574 billion Hartfelden Founderians, 2.292 billion of whom are zombies, have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Welfare, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 28.2%.

The Hartfelden Founderian economy, worth 527 trillion deniers a year, is quite specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Gambling, Trout Farming, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 37,623 deniers, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

A major religion has been named as Hartfelden Founder's national religion, Leader has just been declared ruler of Hartfelden Founder in an international press conference, the "feminist protest" defence is increasingly common for cases of armed robbery, and a ban on unsolicited cold calling in all forms is in effect. Crime is well under control, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Hartfelden Founder's national animal is the eagle.

Hartfelden Founder is ranked 161,762^nd in the world and 21^st in Hartfelden for Most Authoritarian, with 656.78 milliStalins.