The Federal Republic of Mijus is a small, cultured nation, renowned for its avant-garde cinema, frequent executions, and compulsory military service. The hard-working, democratic population of 45 million Mijusians 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 tiny government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 8.3%.

The strong Mijusian economy, worth 2.63 trillion pesos a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Pizza Delivery, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 58,347 pesos, with the richest citizens earning 5.4 times as much as the poorest.

Politicians are often seen attending regional history classes at primary schools within their constituencies, banana distribution among collective farm workers is an important topic in public discourse, drivers are told they're not staring at mobile phone screens enough, and political spontaneity takes a lot of planning. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low. Mijus's national animal is the Lion, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Mijus is ranked 62,126^th in the world and 91^st in Karma for Most Cultured, scoring 70 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.