The Protectorate of North Hatchston is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by High Councilor Newton with a fair hand, and notable for its daily referendums, absence of drug laws, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 6.955 billion North Hatchstonians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Potuka. The average income tax rate is 27.2%.

The thriving North Hatchstonian economy, worth 616 trillion Crindentian Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Cheese Exports, and Trout Farming. Average income is 88,663 Crindentian Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

The government regularly reassures citizens that there are no monsters under their beds, airplane passengers who purchase "basic economy" tickets are often assigned seats in the lavatory, the North Hatchston Enquirer offers weekly cash prizes for 'most blasphemous song, story, or cartoon', and defense lawyers often argue there's no proof murder victims weren't vampires. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. North Hatchston's national animal is the Chickadee, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

North Hatchston is ranked 239,294^th in the world and 189^th in Forest for Most Corrupt Governments, with 0.8 kickbacks per hour.