The Dying Embers of Hetonik Isles is a mammoth, orderly nation, ruled by Czarina Elena Mira I with an iron fist, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, disturbing lack of elderly people, and parental licensing program. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 8.487 billion Hetoniki 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, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Industry, Law & Order, and Spirituality also on the agenda, while Welfare and Environment are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Heziki. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 76.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Hetonik economy, worth a remarkable 1,382 trillion Silver Feathers a year, is dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an impressive 162,875 Silver Feathers, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 482,140 per year while the poor average 43,217, a ratio of 11.2 to 1.

Government officials say that if you close your eyes and wish really hard the budget deficit will go away, the only film released this month was "Prayervengers: Heresy War", it's best not to ask what goes into Heziki Crispy Fried Tofu's secret blend of herbs and spices, and the government is a law unto itself. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Hetonik Isles's national animal is the Hetonik Osprey, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is Morjeism.

Hetonik Isles is ranked 90,015^th in the world and 15^th in RGBN for Largest Populations, with 8.49 billion capita.