The Empire of Hyperthorea is a large, cultured nation, renowned for its national health service, compulsory military service, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 199 million Hyperthoreans enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized, liberal government prioritizes Education, although Healthcare, Administration, and Environment are also considered important, while Spirituality and Public Transport receive no funds. The average income tax rate is 45.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Hyperthorean economy, worth 13.3 trillion Scarlet Euros a year, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 67,066 Scarlet Euros, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Elevator music has been replaced by thrash metal played at maximum volume, airplane passengers who purchase "basic economy" tickets are often assigned seats in the lavatory, Leader can't hear a thing when the unwashed masses throw rocks at the new state limousine, and elderly tribespeople die in bed surrounded by loved ones and linguists. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Hyperthorea's national animal is the Tyrannosaurus rex, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Hyperthorea is ranked 71,665^th in the world and 81^st in Aesica for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 134.14 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.