The Democratic Republic of Harukawa is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Maki Harukawa with an even hand, and renowned for its public floggings, sprawling nuclear power plants, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 7.059 billion Harukawans 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 relatively small government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order, Education, and Healthcare also on the agenda, while Spirituality and International Aid are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Neo Kobe. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.5%.

The very strong Harukawan economy, worth 469 trillion Yen a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 66,451 Yen, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 193,286 per year while the poor average 18,072, a ratio of 10.7 to 1.

The armed forces are locked in an expensive and bloody war abroad to stamp out possible terrorists, any body part that can be cut off a person is no longer considered to be their property, the military is slashing spending on conventional arms and diverting it to spending on prosthetic arms, and Harukawa's children are widely acknowledged as the most foul-mouthed in the region. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Harukawa's national animal is the falcon, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Harukawa is ranked 76,537^th in the world and 3,387^th in the Rejected Realms for Largest Soda Pop Sector, scoring 2,013.15 on the Addison-Fukk Productivity Rating.