The Holy Empire of Mindariel is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Alice Voidmaiden with an iron fist, and remarkable for its infamous sell-swords, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and anti-smoking policies. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 18.538 billion Mindarielians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Yerisereya. The average income tax rate is 46.0%.

The powerhouse Mindarielian economy, worth a remarkable 1,892 trillion Silver Nails a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Uranium Mining. Average income is an impressive 102,113 Silver Nails, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.4 times as much as the poorest.

In life full of care there is no time to stop and stare, city budgets are spent entirely on supporting the town royalty, bus ads propagandize causes ranging from sexual revolution to religious pogroms, and doctors prescribe medicines but they rarely dispense hope or compassion. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Mindariel's national animal is the Hamster, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is voidianism.

Mindariel is ranked 102,500^th in the world and 1,762^nd in The East Pacific for Most Corrupt Governments, with 12.1 kickbacks per hour.