The Seductive Realms of Melancoly is a mammoth, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by The Artisan Of Melancholy with a fair hand, and remarkable for its complete lack of prisons, national health service, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 8.179 billion Melancholics are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The relatively small, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government is primarily concerned with Industry, with Administration, Environment, and Education also on the agenda, while Defense and Spirituality are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Saudade. The average income tax rate is 4.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Melancolyian economy, worth a remarkable 2,792 trillion Spleens a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 341,431 Spleens, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

A favorite "life hack" for gap year backpackers is to pretend to be homeless for government handouts, the new hit series "Melancoly's Got Trauma" has corporate executives fleeing the country, the transition from trojan horses to regular old horses is on track, and Melancholic Seahorses have more rights than the average citizen. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Melancoly's national animal is the Melancholic Seahorse, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is the little spark inside your soul.

Melancoly is ranked 285,159^th in the world and 1^st in LGBT Nations for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 298.64 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.