The Commonwealth of Mendevia is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Archon with an even hand, and notable for its ubiquitous missile silos, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cheerful, devout population of 34.179 billion Mendevians 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tharkad. The average income tax rate is 93.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Mendevian economy, worth a remarkable 6,466 trillion Mendevian Dollars a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 189,197 Mendevian Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Murderers frequently escape punishment by claiming they were protecting their honour, the fire protection service is wholly government-funded, giggling elementary school newspaper reporters want to know why Archon is a silly poophead, and the nation's taxpayers pay for foreign governments' extravagances. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Mendevia's national animal is the Mendevian Tiger, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is The Episcopal Church.

Mendevia is ranked 4,524^th in the world and 6^th in Union of Christian Nations for Lowest Crime Rates, with 118.94 law-abiding acts per hour.