The Dictatorship of Hiola is a tiny, safe nation, remarkable for its frequent executions, compulsory military service, and public floggings. The cynical population of 9 million Hiolans 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 relatively small, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 16.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Hiolan economy, worth 582 billion Copper Coins a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Cheese Exports, Uranium Mining, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 64,699 Copper Coins, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Beaches are empty as the shark population multiplies exponentially, parents are fined for sending their children to take out the trash after sunset, religious bigotry and a fear of outsiders have replaced religious studies in schools, and Brancalandian Brie isn't available anywhere in Hiola. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Hiola's national animal is the Hydra, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Hiola is ranked 211,925^th in the world and 133^rd in Eladria for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -2.41 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.