The Heretics of Hexen is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Hexia with an even hand, and renowned for its daily referendums, anti-smoking policies, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless, devout population of 26.453 billion Hexenians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large, corrupt government prioritizes Defense, with Industry, Law & Order, and Education also on the agenda, while Environment and Spirituality receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hexenia. The average income tax rate is 69.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Hexenian economy, worth a remarkable 4,405 trillion Hexes a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Uranium Mining, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an impressive 166,539 Hexes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

New safety regulations require all cars manufactured in Hexen to be bombproof, citizens re-mortgage their homes to buy lottery tickets, urban high-volume mailers now receive their mail via chauffeur-driven limousines, and punitive tariffs protect local industry. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Hexen's national animal is the bat, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is The Hex.

Hexen is ranked 3,748^th in the world and 1^st in The Forests of the Elves for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 13,068.2 on the Gilded Widget Scale.