The Parent Company of Hollip is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by the majority shareholder with an even hand, and notable for its ubiquitous missile silos, otherworldly petting zoo, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless population of 31.882 billion shareholders are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The minute, corrupt, pro-business government, or what there is of one, is effectively ruled by the Department of Defense, with Welfare and Environment not funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Executive Conference Room 3. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Hollish economy, worth an astonishing 12,623 trillion Capital Shares a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Retail, and Information Technology. Average income is an amazing 395,947 Capital Shares, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.9 times as much as the poorest.

Belief that the majority shareholder is a lizard-person from outer space has reached an all-time high, the national security service are a bunch of crooks, the cancellation of "The Real Vixens of Executive Conference Room 3" has been described as a real blow for entertainment, and ironic death by tasering is on the rise amongst door-to-door taser salesmen. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Hollip's national animal is the unpaid intern, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Hollip is ranked 479^th in the world and 1^st in Lands End for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 12,312.75 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.