The Holy Empire of Haedlia is a gargantuan, orderly nation, renowned for its deadly medical pandemics, triple-decker prams, and prohibition of alcohol. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 23.704 billion Haedlians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The tiny, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Industry, and Spirituality are also considered important, while Environment and Welfare aren't funded at all. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Haedlian economy, worth an astonishing 12,902 trillion newcoins a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is extensive. Average income is a breathtaking 544,315 newcoins, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,936,953 per year while the poor average 110,126, a ratio of 17.6 to 1.

Blueriver mercenaries routinely do the army's dirty work, economics is a shrinking field, the last thing Haedlian soldiers hear before charging into battle is a preacher trying to convert them, and decreased demand for toilets is saving the prison service a lot of money. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force. Haedlia's national animal is the yellow jacket, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Haedlia is ranked 4^th in the world and 1^st in the West Pacific for Most Corrupt Governments, with 2,487.39 kickbacks per hour.