The Kingdom of Untermite is a mammoth, socially progressive nation, ruled by Art Robinson the Bruce with a fair hand, and renowned for its ubiquitous missile silos, ban on automobiles, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 8.807 billion Untermitesques love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, socially-minded, outspoken morass — juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Old Butte Village. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Untermitean economy, worth a remarkable 1,969 trillion Ingots a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Information Technology. Average income is an amazing 223,608 Ingots, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

There has been a rapid increase of noise complaints over the sound of buzzing bees, blue sky thinkers are reminded that the firmament is actually more of a grey-ish colour, religious households enthusiastically use whips in private, and catching the latest tribal tournament is to die for. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Untermite's national animal is the Capybara, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Interconnection.

Untermite is ranked 421^st in the world and 5^th in The East Pacific for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 20,826.98 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.