The Republic of Hrcuo is a massive, safe nation, remarkable for its infamous sell-swords, avowedly heterosexual populace, and state-planned economy. The compassionate, hard-working, cynical population of 2.454 billion Hrcuoans 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 Administration, Defense, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 26.9%.

The powerhouse Hrcuoan economy, worth 239 trillion OrcDollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, broadly diversified black market in Information Technology, Tourism, Furniture Restoration, and Woodchip Exports. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 97,431 OrcDollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.9 times as much as the poorest.

Law schools are hurrying to teach the "prank defense" to their students, travellers are often forcibly evicted by torch-bearing mobs, space shuttles regularly launch rubbish into space, and children seem to be getting better at lying these days. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Hrcuo's national animal is the Octopus, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Hrcuo is ranked 102,231^st in the world and 52^nd in Orcuo for Most Extensive Public Healthcare, scoring 1,829.68 on the Theresa-Nightingale Rating.