The Kingdom of Hearthen is a huge, safe nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 684 million Hearthenians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Law & Order, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 43.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Hearthenian economy, worth 23.1 trillion Coins a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 33,744 Coins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Hearthen's national animal is the Turkey.

Hearthen is ranked 262,724^th in the world and 54^th in India for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 19,200.48 Standard Monetary Units.