The Federation of Hellbore is a huge, pleasant nation, notable for its burgeoning beaver population. The hard-working population of 847 million Hellboreans 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 juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 16.9%.

The Hellborean economy, worth 38.8 trillion guilders a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Retail, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 45,824 guilders, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Hellbore's national animal is the beaver.

Hellbore is ranked 223,443^rd in the world and 1^st in a033a for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 43.59 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.