The Federation of Hesperopa is a large, genial nation, notable for its daily referendums, sprawling nuclear power plants, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 125 million West Europeans 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Social Policy. The average income tax rate is 40.2%.

The sizeable but inefficient Hespeuropean economy, worth 5.00 trillion Hespeuros a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Retail, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 40,030 Hespeuros, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.8 times as much as the poorest.

Judicial torture is outsourced overseas, children as young as six shock their parents by coming out of the closet, diplomats agree to the terms and conditions of peace treaties without reading them, and nations that kill a Hespeuropean can expect a strongly worded letter. Crime is totally unknown. Hesperopa's national animal is the White Bull, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Hesperopa is ranked 155,658^th in the world and 194^th in The League for Most Developed, scoring 54.93 on the Human Development Index.