The Constitutional Monarchy of Meadow Rise is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Judge Holden with an iron fist, and renowned for its free-roaming dinosaurs, compulsory military service, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 1.229 billion Meadow Rises are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Zissouville. The average income tax rate is 31.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Meadow Risean economy, worth 123 trillion Shoobas a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Retail. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 100,123 Shoobas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Advert breaks are played at lower volumes to make them easier to ignore, city budgets are spent entirely on supporting the town royalty, the country has been 'going shopping' by annexing nearby nations for their resources, and the full title of Hon Judge Holden Vcte Mgve MF CMMRLM GCMRE runs to several pages. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Meadow Rise's national animal is the Bat, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is The Village Green Preservation Society.

Meadow Rise is ranked 30,851^st in the world and 39^th in Spiritus for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 215.75 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.