The Herzikinzenlanzer Empire of Herzikland is a huge, safe nation, ruled by Keizern Katrien I with an iron fist, and remarkable for its pith helmet sales, free-roaming dinosaurs, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 818 million Herzikinzenlanzers 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 government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Refenhime. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 54.2%.

The powerhouse Herzikinzenlanzer economy, worth 64.4 trillion Diamanten munts a year, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 78,727 Diamanten munts, with the richest citizens earning 9.2 times as much as the poorest.

Minority children spend hours bussing to schools miles away from home, the stacked neck-ring is this season's hottest fashion item, economists have been named Invertebrates of the Year, and conscripts often volunteer for a second tour of duty so they can get a ticket to next year's Army Revue. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Herzikland's national animal is the Noordelijke Yulitz, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Herzikland is ranked 53,864^th in the world and 8^th in Isle Of Wooloo Kingdom for Most Advanced Defense Forces, scoring 4,846.58 on the Total War Preparedness Rating.