The Federation of Handiu is a tiny, safe nation, renowned for its burgeoning African Penguin population. The hard-working, democratic population of 8 million Handiuans enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Healthcare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 28.2%.

The Handiuan economy, worth 333 billion Handi dollars a year, is led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with significant contributions from Cheese Exports, Tourism, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 41,710 Handi dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.9 times as much as the poorest.

The mining industry is making inroads into environmentally sensitive areas, TV shows must meet strict ethnicity quotas, scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, and surveillance cameras are banned. Crime is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Handiu's national animal is the African Penguin, which can occasionally be seen avoiding garbage in the nation's murky oceans.

Handiu is ranked 237,200^th in the world and 1,690^th in the West Pacific for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 226.57 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.