The 7he-owned Republic of The Grand Helia is a massive, safe nation, ruled by President Hevali Olaze with an iron fist, and notable for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and suspicion of poets. The cynical population of 2.515 billion Helians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Defense, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Velasa. The average income tax rate is 31.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The a helian economy, worth 101 trillion Genzaloes a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Arms Manufacturing, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 40,526 Genzaloes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The Grand Helia recently decided against having a capital city, denied drugs and entertainment the nation's youth are taking to petty crime to alleviate their boredom, and President Hevali Olaze has just been declared ruler of The Grand Helia in an international press conference. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Grand Helia's national animal is the Dog, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

The Grand Helia is ranked 89,096^th in the world and 2^nd in Innovia for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 2,311.32 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.