The Empire of Herculeania is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Robert III with an iron fist, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, barren, inhospitable landscape, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 1.278 billion Herculeanians 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 medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Administration, Law & Order, and Education are also considered important, while International Aid and Social Policy aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Roma. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 53.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Herculeanian economy, worth 165 trillion Ryens a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 129,195 Ryens, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 601,613 per year while the poor average 16,640, a ratio of 36.2 to 1.

The entire retail industry has been replaced by online delivery services, Herculeania is increasingly belligerent on the international stage, monarchs only get custody of the royal crown on holidays and weekends, and Christianity has been named as Herculeania's national religion. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Herculeania's national animal is the Komodo Dragon, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Christianity.

Herculeania is ranked 86,411^th in the world and 104^th in The Land of Kings and Emperors for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 52.98 Effective Tax Rate.