The Empire of Handeushland is a mid-sized, cultured nation, notable for its rum-swilling pirates, barren, inhospitable landscape, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 96 million Handeushlandians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Law & Order, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.9%.

The very strong Handeushlandian economy, worth 7.05 trillion Watzaffs a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Basket Weaving, and Retail. Average income is 73,487 Watzaffs, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 218,827 per year while the poor average 19,336, a ratio of 11.3 to 1.

The slowest students feel vaguely targeted by their Mendelian Inheritance coursework, tourists soak their luggage in boiling water before unpacking, women who can do math in their head are burned for witchcraft, and urban planners beg for just one more lane before bedtime. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Handeushland's national animal is the Gouernberkampf, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Handeushland is ranked 24,315^th in the world and 2^nd in Sentry for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 66,212.38 Standard Monetary Units.