The Kingdom of Herculo is a massive, cultured nation, notable for its museums and concert halls, ritual sacrifices, and smutty television. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 1.331 billion Herculoans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Erotes. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 32.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Herculoan economy, worth 152 trillion Golds a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 114,488 Golds, with the richest citizens earning 8.0 times as much as the poorest.

The government thinks Herculoans can achieve social cohesion by drinking soda together, members of ethnic minorities are more often called "boy" or "girl" than by their actual names, plain-clothes police officers follow Dàguó tourists everywhere they go, and the government asks not what you can do for your country but what you can do to tidy their country homes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Herculo's national animal is the Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Herculo is ranked 143,563^rd in the world and 6,069^th in The North Pacific for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 148.88 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.