The Pristine Redoubt of Mindalia is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by The Glorious Empress Rydia with an even hand, and notable for its rum-swilling pirates, smutty television, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, democratic, cheerful population of 44.387 billion Mindalians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Rydane. The average income tax rate is 51.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Mindalian economy, worth an astonishing 21,967 trillion kronars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an amazing 494,903 kronars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Neighbouring countries pay to situate their nuclear power plants in Mindalia, the derisively named "Morlocks of Moria" futilely demand time in the sun, computers have been put in control of the economy to keep computers from controlling the economy, and hedge fund managers are diversifying into herbaceous borders. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Mindalia's national animal is the mongoose, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Mindalia is ranked 293,820^th in the world and 1^st in The Green World for Lowest Crime Rates, with 3.01 law-abiding acts per hour.