The Rectory of Herciana is a massive, efficient nation, remarkable for its smutty television, keen interest in outer space, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 2.045 billion Hercianans are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 67.7%.

The all-consuming Hercianan economy, worth 199 trillion Rectorial Talers a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Trout Farming. Average income is 97,621 Rectorial Talers, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.9 times as much as the poorest.

The 'Museum Of Stuff We Stole' is a tourist favourite, employees who skip lunch to avoid sub-par cafeteria food risk getting fired, most believe it doesn't hurt to embrace free trade, and there's nothing more Hercianan than revanchism. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Herciana's national animal is the Rectorial Labrador, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Herciana is ranked 40,995^th in the world and 2^nd in Urcean Rectories for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 2,238.39 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.