The Dictatorship of Hikara is a large, safe nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, hatred of cheese, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 56 million Hikarans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 72.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Hikaran economy, worth 1.65 trillion Kaives a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 29,508 Kaives, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

A surprising number of police officers have been arrested for Kermode Bear sacrifices, a blood-red mark on the doorframe means a building must be passed over for destruction, beating enemies to death with a baseball bat is legal if done within nine innings, and judicial robes are the country's hottest fashion trend. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Hikara's national animal is the Kermode Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Hikara is ranked 9,184^th in the world and 5^th in Lair of the Dragon for Safest, scoring 122.44 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.