The Republic of Mirach is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by Legate Lori Carlyle with a fair hand, and notable for its compulsory military service, state-planned economy, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 2.798 billion Mirachians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The medium-sized, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Spirituality. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Andromeda. The average income tax rate is 46.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Mirachian economy, worth 89.9 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 broadly diversified, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Basket Weaving, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 32,119 denaris, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Legate Lori Carlyle has just been declared ruler of Mirach in an international press conference, bored politicians often entertain themselves with games of Simon during important votes, for the sake of 'public interest' news programs tell viewers how to home-make Sarin gas bombs, and census workers struggle to account for the rapidly increasing number of citizens to tabulate. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Mirach's national animal is the porpoise and its national religion is Tellurism.

Mirach is ranked 102,678^th in the world and 1^st in Kardolamaa for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 46.59 Effective Tax Rate.