The Free Land of Hyenatones is a mammoth, socially progressive nation, ruled by Muse with a fair hand, and remarkable for its state-planned economy, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 5.822 billion Hyenatonesians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Howl City. The average income tax rate is 59.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Hyenatonesian economy, worth 564 trillion Inspirations a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 96,906 Inspirations, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

The Ministry of Health has reported a sharp increase in the incidence of delayed menopause, an increasing percentage of the population's youth have homosexual parents, many friends and relatives of Muse have been given ambassador jobs in tropical island nations, and adults pretending to be teenage girls claim to have wholesome motives. Crime is totally unknown. Hyenatones's national animal is the Listening Bird, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is ART.

Hyenatones is ranked 15,531^st in the world and 100^th in Forest for Safest, scoring 115.64 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.