The Republic of Melete is a colossal, orderly nation, ruled by Legate Lois Goldschmidt with an iron fist, and notable for its compulsory military service. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 3.004 billion Meleteans 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, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Spirituality, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tietjen. The average income tax rate is 29.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Meletean economy, worth 135 trillion denaris a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Pizza Delivery industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Cheese Exports, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 45,052 denaris, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Legate Lois Goldschmidt has just been declared ruler of Melete in an international press conference, Melete has designated Tietjen as its capital city, evenings at university debating societies often end with everyone acknowledging both sides may well be right, and the government is slowly introducing social welfare programs. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Melete's national animal is the kangaroo, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Tellurism.

Melete is ranked 182,589^th in the world and 5^th in League Of Allied Powers for Most Developed, scoring 53.41 on the Human Development Index.