The Rogue Nation of Malancholy is a huge, safe nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, irreverence towards religion, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 838 million Malancholians 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, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Malancholy City. The average income tax rate is 35.5%.

The Malancholian economy, worth 40.9 trillion pounds a year, is led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Woodchip Exports, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 48,825 pounds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.3 times as much as the poorest.

The country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry, scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, Mr Happy's Funland has just been named Malancholy's new capital, and being Leader has been voted one of the top ten most dangerous jobs. Crime is well under control, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Malancholy's national animal is the horse, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Malancholy is ranked 249,224^th in the world and 4^th in The Great Eastern Fields for Largest Black Market, with 184 billion Standard Monetary Units.