The People's Republic of Mint Republic is a fledgling, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its state-planned economy, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The democratic population of 6 million Mint Republicians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, socially-minded morass — juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Defense, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 72.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The fragile Mint Republician economy, worth 119 billion Mint Dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Cheese Exports industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Basket Weaving, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 19,980 Mint Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The mining industry is making inroads into environmentally sensitive areas, kindhearted Mint Republicians generously pay taxes for citizens of other countries, EpiPen sales have skyrocketed, and all tribal children are set for life with guaranteed government jobs. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Mint Republic's national animal is the fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Mint Republic is ranked 32,345^th in the world and 1^st in Unbound for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 72.53 Effective Tax Rate.