The Principality of Hirundo is a very large, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its museums and concert halls and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 353 million Hirundines are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.4%.

The strong Hirundine economy, worth 21.0 trillion pennas a year, is dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Gambling, Cheese Exports, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 59,589 pennas, with the richest citizens earning 7.4 times as much as the poorest.

Burglars are known for taking cash, socks, and other valuables, anti-vaxxers claim that injected children are prone to psychotic breaks when they see the 'Queen of Diamonds' playing card, wildlife have trouble navigating the electric fences surrounding national forests, and structures are raised on promises. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low, despite the fact that it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many laws. Hirundo's national animal is the swallow, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Hirundo is ranked 275,924^th in the world and 262^nd in Forest for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 9.42 Effective Tax Rate.