The Democratic Republic of Heathera is a mid-sized, cultured nation, notable for its museums and concert halls, sprawling nuclear power plants, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic population of 84 million Heatherans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 40.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Heatheran economy, worth 3.87 trillion Leafes a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Retail, Tourism, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 46,053 Leafes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Third world countries are rich in "I Love Heathera City" t-shirts, blue bloods are welcome in Heathera, heavily stoned police officers are unsure whether the recent directive to 'clean up the streets' means arresting drug dealers or hosing down the sidewalk, and the new national campaign exhorts men to "Show Some Class - Don't Sit On Your Ass". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Heathera's national animal is the Gecko.

Heathera is ranked 122,487^th in the world and 1,847^th in the South Pacific for Largest Governments, scoring 14.42 on the Bureaucratic Comprehensiveness Rating Scale Index.