The Ur-Quan Masters of Hesperonis is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Lord 353 with an even hand, and renowned for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, unlimited-speed roads, and public floggings. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, cheerful population of 37.263 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 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 22,787 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 Information Technology, Retail, and Gambling. Average income is a breathtaking 611,542 Sa-Matras, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 2,025,357 per year while the poor average 137,926, a ratio of 14.7 to 1.

Innocent defendants often plead guilty for fear of receiving a much harsher sentence before jury, chickens roam the streets freely, heavy industry must go to expensive lengths to dispose of waste, and the military has adopted a weird double-fisted salute. Crime, especially youth-related, is so common that it is unusual to encounter someone following the law, probably because of the absence of a police force. 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 181,082^nd in the world and 5,988^th in Lazarus for Most Politically Free, scoring 34.86 on the Diebold Election Inking Scale.