The Republic of Herstotle is a large, genial nation, notable for its museums and concert halls, otherworldly petting zoo, and rampant corporate plagiarism. The compassionate, devout population of 182 million Herstotleans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Spirituality, and Education. The average income tax rate is 42.9%.

The sizeable but inefficient Herstotlean economy, worth 7.38 trillion Heyros a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Furniture Restoration, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 40,544 Heyros, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.3 times as much as the poorest.

Everyone has the equal opportunity to have their wallet stolen, homeless people dying of starvation are thought to be a necessary cost of preventing terrorism, the thrash metal version of the national anthem is topping charts, and a shocking number of estate planners are beneficiaries of their clients' wills. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Herstotle's national animal is the Dog, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Herstotle is ranked 213,261^st in the world and 1,015^th in the Outback for Highest Drug Use, scoring 86.47 on the Pineapple Fondness Rating.