The United States of MezdA is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, irreverence towards religion, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.138 billion MezdAians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital City. The average income tax rate is 25.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The MezdAian economy, worth 67.3 trillion Quarters a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Furniture Restoration, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 59,100 Quarters, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Chipped paint can see a building condemned, diplomatic missions typically end with a flurry of childish insults, accusations and phlegm, the government has declined to declare any particular religion as its 'official' one, and a law degree is required before telling people not to drink and drive. Crime is totally unknown. MezdA's national animal is the PAC-Man, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

MezdA is ranked 237,817^th in the world and 9,054^th in Lazarus for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -4.05 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.