The Republic of Holnesia is a small, efficient nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, democratic population of 23 million Holnesians are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The tiny, outspoken government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Education, Law & Order, and Welfare are also considered important, while International Aid and Spirituality are ignored. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6.9%.

The very strong Holnesian economy, worth 1.54 trillion guilders a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Pizza Delivery, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 66,787 guilders, with the richest citizens earning 9.4 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Holnesia's national animal is the fox, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Holnesia is ranked 131,762^nd in the world and 613^th in the Outback for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 2,365.39 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.