The Senate and People of Hugoland is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Consul Augustus Bonifatius with an even hand, and renowned for its rum-swilling pirates, vat-grown people, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless population of 32.68 billion Hugolandians enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.

The relatively small, corrupt, liberal government prioritizes Education, with Industry, Healthcare, and Defense also on the agenda, while Spirituality and International Aid aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Mercoburg. The average income tax rate is 77.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Hugolandian economy, worth an astonishing 17,366 trillion gold denarii a year, is broadly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Information Technology, Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is a breathtaking 531,399 gold denarii, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Running away is an essential part of the elite forces' hand-to-hand training, teenage TV characters are played by thirty-year-olds by the end of the second season, wandering Hugolandians are known for their one-track minds, and bus ads propagandize causes ranging from sexual revolution to religious pogroms. Crime is totally unknown. Hugoland's national animal is the Pelican, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Hugolandian Pantheon.

Hugoland is ranked 309,743^rd in the world and 1,478^th in Europe for Most Patriotic, with 0.52 flags saluted per person per day.