The Forerunners of Hyperion Prime is a mammoth, safe nation, ruled by Premier Hyper with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, daily referendums, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, cheerful population of 8.203 billion Hyperions are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Eternal Horizon. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Hyperion economy, worth a remarkable 2,140 trillion Credits a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Tourism. Average income is an amazing 260,938 Credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Any body part that can be cut off a person is no longer considered to be their property, Maxtopian villagers starve by the time Hyperion officials even file the appropriate paperwork needed to help them, cash-strapped junkies lick rabbits for a cheap high, and the government is spending serious cheddar protecting sewer rats. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Hyperion Prime's national animal is the Insular Goose, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Hyperion Prime is ranked 1,800^th in the world and 31^st in The Leftist Assembly for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 12,799.98 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.