The Ur-Quan Masters of Hesperonis is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Lord 353 with an even hand, and remarkable for its daily referendums, otherworldly petting zoo, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cheerful population of 35.849 billion Ur-Quans are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The minute, corrupt, pro-business government, or what there is of one, is solely concerned with Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Delta Crateris V. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Hesperonisian economy, worth an astonishing 21,335 trillion Sa-Matras a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Soda Sales industry, with major contributions from Retail, Information Technology, and Gambling. Average income is a breathtaking 595,151 Sa-Matras, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 3,231,791 per year while the poor average 56,455, a ratio of 57.2 to 1.

The nation's most "productive" diamond mine hasn't been operational for seven months, 9 out of 10 consumers think that vitamins can cure cancer, there is a growing belief that consciousness is a simulated illusion within a computer-generated reality, and fur coats have become the latest fashion trend. Crime, especially youth-related, is so common that it is unusual to encounter someone following the law, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Hesperonis's national animal is the Dnyarri, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Path of Now and Forever.

Hesperonis is ranked 15,839^th in the world and 387^th in Lazarus for Most Pro-Market, scoring 83.22 on the Rand Index.