The Most Serene Republic of Hapirenes is a very large, efficient nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 291 million Hapirenesians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The tiny, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.1%.

The very strong Hapirenesian economy, worth 16.4 trillion rubles a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Soda Sales. Average income is 56,477 rubles, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 206,468 per year while the poor average 10,958, a ratio of 18.8 to 1.

The government awards prizes to television shows featuring stereotype-breaking minority roles, surveillance cameras are banned, genetic researchers have been expelled, and it is illegal to brush crumbs off your clothing outdoors. Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Hapirenes's national animal is the cow, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Hapirenes is ranked 44,496^th in the world and 38^th in Starlight for Greatest Rich-Poor Divides, with 18.84 Rich To Poor Income Ratio.