The Republic of New Hiessgart is a huge, socially progressive nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 544 million New Hiessgartians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 10.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The New Hiessgartian economy, worth 26.4 trillion Lexis a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Gambling, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 48,608 Lexis, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Elevator music has been replaced by thrash metal played at maximum volume, private law firms are unheard of, street preachers sell salvation with a side order of shame on every corner, and a government program is underway to revitalize New Hiessgart's beaches. Crime is relatively low. New Hiessgart's national animal is the Chimera, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

New Hiessgart is ranked 115,322^nd in the world and 4,675^th in the South Pacific for Highest Wealthy Incomes, with 75,726.94 Standard Monetary Units.