The Most Serene Republic of The Philosophical Kingdom of Heathcliffe is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Heathcliffe von Lübenstein with a fair hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, keen interest in outer space, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 19.859 billion Heathcliffetites are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Staten üpon Avon. The average income tax rate is 98.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Heathcliffean economy, worth a remarkable 3,314 trillion Cliffenotes a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 166,901 Cliffenotes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, a passport is literally priceless, the Heathcliffean Intelligence Agency relies on internet search engines to know what is happening overseas, and court verdicts are predictable to within a hundredth of a percentage point. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Philosophical Kingdom of Heathcliffe's national animal is the Tardigrade, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Cliffetianity.

The Philosophical Kingdom of Heathcliffe is ranked 287,800^th in the world and 11,171^st in Lazarus for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -15.13 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.