The Colony of Hcy is a massive, pleasant nation, remarkable for its suspicion of poets. The hard-working population of 1.54 billion Hcyians are free to succeed or fail in life on their own merits; the successful tend to enjoy an opulent (but moralistic) lifestyle, while the failures can be seen crowding out most jails.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 10.3%.

The strong Hcyian economy, worth 91.0 trillion florins a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Soda Sales, Arms Manufacturing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 59,068 florins, with the richest citizens earning 8.2 times as much as the poorest.

Genetic researchers have been expelled, a large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway, the government is full of rats, and the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Hcy's national animal is the swan, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Hcy is ranked 205,205^th in the world and 12^th in The Forge for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 291.36 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.