The Isles of Hvistagnxt is a colossal, cultured nation, notable for its rum-swilling pirates, ban on automobiles, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 8.319 billion Hvistagnxtans are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The medium-sized, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Spirituality, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 38.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but underdeveloped Hvistagnxtian economy, worth 244 trillion Silvons a year, is quite specialized and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Furniture Restoration, and Pizza Delivery. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 29,370 Silvons, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Signs saying "No Poor People or Weirdoes" are common outside shops and cafés, a blood-red mark on the doorframe means a building must be passed over for destruction, the weather in Hvistagnxt City is always 'pigeons with a chance of droppings', and anyone can get ahead in life if they want to. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Hvistagnxt's national animal is the Ox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Hvistagnxt is ranked 126,864^th in the world and 473^rd in 10000 Islands for Lowest Crime Rates, with 65.1 law-abiding acts per hour.