The Hive Queendom of Chrysalis the Changeling Queen is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Queen Chrysalis with an iron fist, and renowned for its zero percent divorce rate, keen interest in outer space, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 20.783 billion Changelings are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Chrysalipolis. The average income tax rate is 93.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Changeling economy, worth a remarkable 3,232 trillion Hive Rubies a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Trout Farming. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 155,539 Hive Rubies, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Whipping posts and lashes have been transferred to the Historical Museum of Changeling Embarrassments, signs at the border tell international drivers where they can put their cars, Queen Chrysalis's reputation is hard as nails, and the nation's new Mylab space station is notorious for being the loneliest place above the planet. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Chrysalis the Changeling Queen's national animal is the Pony, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Chrysalism.

Chrysalis the Changeling Queen is ranked 18,556^th in the world and 121^st in Europe for Most Patriotic, with 54.84 flags saluted per person per day.