The Grand Duchy of Hypernothia is a large, safe nation, notable for its museums and concert halls, daily referendums, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, devout population of 116 million Hypernothians 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Welfare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 67.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Hypernothian economy, worth 8.17 trillion australs a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Basket Weaving, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 70,417 australs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

Sex-ed is child's play, museum visitors often bring lemons and black lights, the easiest method of escaping from prison is to take singing lessons, and lawmakers frequent the same speakeasies that they've publicly sworn to shut down. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Hypernothia's national animal is the azure jay, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Hypernothia is ranked 295,656^th in the world and 189^th in The Order of the Grey Wardens for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -10.93 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.