The Armed Republic of Herete is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by REDACTED with a fair hand, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, daily referendums, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 11.53 billion Hereteans live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded, liberal, pro-business, outspoken individuals juggles the competing demands of Industry, Administration, and International Aid. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of REDACTED. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient heretean economy, worth a remarkable 1,767 trillion Units a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Soda Sales. Average income is an impressive 153,332 Units, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 924,137 per year while the poor average 11,442, a ratio of 80.8 to 1.

The alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit, only the richest get to see out of their windows, the streets are increasingly clogged with poverty-stricken beggars, and women complaining about lack of opportunity are told to "man up". Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Herete's national animal is the Tardigrade, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is REDACTED.

Herete is ranked 300,245^th in the world and 47^th in Testregionia for Most Primitive, scoring -299.85 on the Scary Big Number Scale.