The Republic of Hydrogen Fluoride is a gargantuan, safe nation, remarkable for its ritual sacrifices, ubiquitous missile silos, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed population of 12.361 billion Hydrogen Fluorideans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Education. The average income tax rate is 51.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Hydrogen Fluoridean economy, worth 787 trillion marks a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Cheese Exports, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 63,685 marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government considers it a sacred duty to video bikini-clad beach swimmers, public projects are synonymous with yawn-inducing conformity, the government is denying reports that criminals injected with experimental drugs have turned into monstrous supervillains, and warfare increasingly resembles a video game. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Hydrogen Fluoride's national animal is the eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Hydrogen Fluoride is ranked 87,257^th in the world and 515^th in Artificial Solar System for Lowest Crime Rates, with 67.57 law-abiding acts per hour.