The Armed Republic of Herete is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by REDACTED with a fair hand, and renowned for its daily referendums, infamous sell-swords, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 11.78 billion Hereteans live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded, liberal, pro-business, outspoken individuals juggles the competing demands of Industry, Administration, and International Aid. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of REDACTED. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient heretean economy, worth a remarkable 1,789 trillion Units a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Soda Sales. Average income is an impressive 151,873 Units, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 949,563 per year while the poor average 10,326, a ratio of 92.0 to 1.

Spiritual tourists meditate in the ruins of heretean cathedrals, companies are literally blowing their competition out of the water, visitors to the famed rainforests are instead taken to vast furniture factories, and the government has completely eliminated all childcare programs. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Herete's national animal is the Tardigrade, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is REDACTED.

Herete is ranked 332,895^th in the world and 49^th in Testregionia for Most Advanced Public Transport, scoring -15.17 on the Societal Mobility Rating.