The Kingdom of Herconia is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by King William I De Gallaecus-Echamon with a fair hand, and remarkable for its anti-smoking policies, keen interest in outer space, and national health service. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 22.578 billion Herconians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, socially-minded government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Xenopolis. The average income tax rate is 90.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Herconian economy, worth a remarkable 1,530 trillion Sovereigns a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity. The industrial sector is solely comprised of the Book Publishing industry. Average income is 67,789 Sovereigns, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Lion is one of the most popular forenames in Herconia, the new 'Who Wants To Be A Politician' election debate auditions are more popular than the debates themselves, Herconia's soft-touch approach to diplomacy has made it known as the 'push-over' of the region, and mothers are routinely abandoning their children in the name of women's rights. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Herconia's national animal is the lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Herconia is ranked 288,931^st in the world and 11^th in The Heartland for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 6,711.12 Standard Monetary Units.