The Pirate Captain of Henri Levasseur is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Henri Levasseur with an even hand, and remarkable for its frequent executions, parental licensing program, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed population of 4.031 billion Henri Levasseurs 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 Defense, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Libertalia. The average income tax rate is 31.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Henri Levasseurian economy, worth 203 trillion Livre tournois a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, broadly diversified black market in Basket Weaving, Gambling, Arms Manufacturing, and Woodchip Exports. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 50,488 Livre tournois, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

The nation has always been at war with Bigtopia, intelligence agencies frequently invite passers-by into their secret vaults for tea and biscuits, academics are questioning the quality of the nation's newly-reprinted science textbooks, and posters on 'Henri Levasseurian Values' advise against being proud of Henri Levasseur. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Henri Levasseur's national animal is the parrot, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Freedom.

Henri Levasseur is ranked 132,308^th in the world and 2^nd in Republic of Pirates for Lowest Crime Rates, with 62.52 law-abiding acts per hour.