The Republic of Melshe-Wexen is a colossal, safe nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape and compulsory military service. The hard-working, devout population of 7.395 billion Melshe-Wexenians 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 Education, Welfare, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 19.8%.

The strong Melshe-Wexenian economy, worth 418 trillion francs a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Furniture Restoration industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Retail, and Book Publishing. Average income is 56,527 francs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.7 times as much as the poorest.

The government is spending billions of taxpayer francs to support "struggling" industries, the government is seen to favor traditionalist religions, citizens can be frequently spotted going about their business stark naked, and a large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Melshe-Wexen's national animal is the beaver, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Melshe-Wexen is ranked 75,130^th in the world and 1^st in qwacc for Most Primitive, scoring 33.17 on the Scary Big Number Scale.