The State of Hai Dao is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Giang Anh Dũng with a fair hand, and remarkable for its irreverence towards religion, restrictive gun laws, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 2.653 billion Haidaoans love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sông Hòa Ổn. The average income tax rate is 96.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Haidaoan economy, worth 344 trillion bạcs a year, is highly specialized and 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 an impressive 130,015 bạcs, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Elections have become procedural nightmares due to voters persistently rejecting candidates, many in Hai Dao are born in the purple, economists have been named Invertebrates of the Year, and antique comic book collectors are disappointed to hear that their treasures are worth exactly as little as their mothers said they were. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Hai Dao's national animal is the heron, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Hai Dao is ranked 327,872^nd in the world and 229^th in Wintreath for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 18.28 on the Bus Surprisal Index.