The Ur-Quan Masters of Hesperonis is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Lord 353 with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, infamous sell-swords, and unlimited-speed roads. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 34.201 billion Ur-Quans are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The minute, corrupt, pro-business government, or what there is of one, is solely concerned with Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Delta Crateris V. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Hesperonisian economy, worth an astonishing 20,274 trillion Sa-Matras a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Soda Sales industry, with major contributions from Retail, Information Technology, and Gambling. Average income is a breathtaking 592,816 Sa-Matras, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 3,530,511 per year while the poor average 45,550, a ratio of 77.5 to 1.

Sex education has become an intricate maze of stick figures and complex metaphors, "What's the Frequency, Lord 353?" is a favorite phrase of backyard radio broadcasters when interrupting official diplomatic channels, the constantly ringing phones in Lord 353's office have driven a few interns mad, and people believe that if you teach a man to fish he won't buy fish from you any more. Crime, especially youth-related, is so common that it is unusual to encounter someone following the law, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Hesperonis's national animal is the Dnyarri, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Path of Now and Forever.

Hesperonis is ranked 161,005^th in the world and 6,954^th in Lazarus for Most Income Equality, scoring 1.29 on the Marx-Engels Emancipation Scale.