The Fiery Kingdom of Hermeopolis is a colossal, safe nation, remarkable for its smutty television, pith helmet sales, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, democratic, devout population of 4.208 billion Hermeopolisians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Welfare, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 30.9%.

The strong Hermeopolisian economy, worth 285 trillion Drachmas a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Trout Farming, and Cheese Exports. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 67,749 Drachmas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

Morale within the seismologist community has hit rock bottom, videogames like 'Equalia: Knights of Self-Confidence' are proving inexplicably unpopular, legislators toe the party line lest the Sergeant-at-Arms decide to conduct "truncheon practice" on the backbench, and a video of Leader wearing shock-blue face paint and smashing an electric guitar in front of a frenzied crowd is on endless repeat on the nightly news. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Hermeopolis's national animal is the Tortoise, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Hermeopolis is ranked 109,204^th in the world and 57^th in Pax Indica for Highest Average Incomes, with 67,749.84 Standard Monetary Units.