The Empire of Latrodectus hasselti is a massive, genial nation, renowned for its compulsory military service and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working population of 4.837 billion Latrodectus hasseltians 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 9.8%.

The Latrodectus hasseltian economy, worth 281 trillion Nas a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 58,100 Nas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent. Latrodectus hasselti's national animal is the Redback Spider.

Latrodectus hasselti is ranked 166,592^nd in the world and 4^th in The Blades of Conquest for Lowest Crime Rates, with 59.58 law-abiding acts per hour.