The Incorporated States of Hyperlink is a fledgling, orderly nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 6 million Hyperlinkians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The medium-sized, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Defense, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 26.6%.

The very strong Hyperlinkian economy, worth 346 billion Bitcoins a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Gambling, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 57,689 Bitcoins, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 165,997 per year while the poor average 15,929, a ratio of 10.4 to 1.

The country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry, genetic researchers have been expelled, citizens are barcoded to keep track of their movements, and books are considered luxuries only available to the incredibly wealthy. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force. Hyperlink's national animal is the Chicken, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Hyperlink is ranked 106,123^rd in the world and 856^th in the Pacific for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 33.44 on the Bus Surprisal Index.