The Dictatorship of Hiola is a tiny, orderly nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, frequent executions, and public floggings. The cynical population of 12 million Hiolans 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 relatively small, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 18.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Hiolan economy, worth 795 billion Copper Coins a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Cheese Exports, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 66,278 Copper Coins, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Nude art is becoming wildly popular, the government has an entire department dedicated to staring at microscopes and writing down letters, teams of painters are converting road signs from horse lengths to kilometers, and being able to unblock a u-bend pipe is considered a universally essential skill. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Hiola's national animal is the Hydra, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Hiola is ranked 110,007^th in the world and 79^th in Eladria for Highest Average Incomes, with 66,278.04 Standard Monetary Units.