The State of Muort is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by the Governor with a fair hand, and remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, strictly enforced bedtime, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 41.872 billion Muortians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The minute, outspoken government, or what there is of one, is dominated by the Department of Education, although Industry is also considered important, while Spirituality and Social Policy receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. The average income tax rate is 7.4%.

The very strong Muortian economy, worth a remarkable 1,559 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is fairly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Trout Farming. Average income is 37,249 betales, with the richest citizens earning 5.4 times as much as the poorest.

Teenagers are sent to jail for being out too late, history classes are mandatory for students, Muort has designated Capital Heights as its capital city, and The Governor has just been declared ruler of Muort in an international press conference. Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Muort's national animal is the deer, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Muort is ranked 129,173^rd in the world and 1^st in Jackson for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 81.24 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.