The Holy Empire of Histarctica is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by Emperor Conrad II with an iron fist, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, compulsory military service, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 3.318 billion Histarcticans 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 medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Education, and Healthcare are also considered important, while Social Policy and International Aid are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Entioch. The average income tax rate is 53.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Histarctican economy, worth 356 trillion UCP Credits a year, is dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is an impressive 107,362 UCP Credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.1 times as much as the poorest.

Uploading purple prose to social media earns a place on a government watchlist, Emperor Conrad II is described as an everyday person with normal tastes and the usual interests, gun ownership is compulsory, and stage mothers commonly give their children the nickname 'Cash'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Histarctica's national animal is the wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Church of Light.

Histarctica is ranked 69,985^th in the world and 9^th in United Confederation of Planets for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 3,211.84 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.