The Principate of Montecrux is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Marina Merchan with an even hand, and remarkable for its daily referendums, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 2.328 billion Montelians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Olphys. The average income tax rate is 75.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Montelian economy, worth 286 trillion Crossed Deniers a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 123,182 Crossed Deniers, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

EpiPen sales have skyrocketed, it's a marvellous night for a moon dance as the sparks on your home start to rise, the reams of paperwork accompanying any electronic item are a recognised contributor to national deforestation, and school lessons are constantly interrupted by 'teacher needs a break' time. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Montecrux's national animal is the Royal Eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Catharism.

Montecrux is ranked 169,720^th in the world and 963^rd in Europe for Most Patriotic, with 7.28 flags saluted per person per day.