The Democratic Republic of Melody is a titanic, safe nation, notable for its burgeoning Cat population. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 20.885 billion Melodyians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 23.0%.

The Melodyian economy, worth a remarkable 1,019 trillion Shiny Green Things a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Soda Sales, Arms Manufacturing, and Retail. Average income is 48,795 Shiny Green Things, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Public loudspeakers constantly tell citizens they are "happy people", all government facilities are built in the subterranean citadel of Melody City, the government is notorious for leaving citizens with almost nothing from their inheritance, and governments opposing Melody are beset by rebels. Crime is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Melody's national animal is the Cat, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Melody is ranked 129,712^th in the world and 27^th in The Trunk of a Pontiac Tempest for Most Cultured, scoring 64 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.