The Colony of Mimas is a mammoth, genial nation, ruled by Legate William Tarkin with an iron fist, and renowned for its state-planned economy, irreverence towards religion, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, cynical population of 5.345 billion Mimanteans are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The large, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Defense, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cushing. The average income tax rate is 61.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but underdeveloped Mimantean economy, worth 193 trillion denaris a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 36,172 denaris, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The Pipe Bomb Makers' Pop-Up Book can be found in preschool libraries, refugees from other nations are flocking to Mimas's border, photographers have to apply for a license to photograph Legate William Tarkin, and organ donation rates are among the lowest in the region. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Mimas's national animal is the jaguar and its national religion is Tellurism.

Mimas is ranked 105,279^th in the world and 203^rd in Starlight for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 817.99 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.