The Federal Republic of Malyr and Haligovnia is a very large, cultured nation, renowned for its pith helmet sales, sprawling nuclear power plants, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 104 million Malyrians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 19.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Malyr and Haligovnian economy, worth 7.00 trillion Euros a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Woodchip Exports, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 67,283 Euros, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Grinning punters say that casino roulette is the greatest high that life has to offer, you can't put down the nation's attitude to pet health, interest rates mysteriously drop whenever the CBMAH Governor goes house hunting, and the well-to-do in Europe are never on time for important appointments. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Malyr and Haligovnia's national animal is the wolf, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Malyr and Haligovnia is ranked 268,715^th in the world and 1,214^th in Europe for Most Patriotic, with 0.82 flags saluted per person per day.