The Federal Republic of Malyr and Haligovnia is a large, genial nation, remarkable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 68 million Malyr and Haligovnians 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 relatively small, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 15.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Malyr and Haligovnian economy, worth 4.28 trillion Kromers a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 62,929 Kromers, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Park rangers perform full-body searches on suspected fungus smugglers, odysseying merchant sailors swear that they've heard sirens in the western seas, the military maintains a fierce arsenal of 'Cure Missiles', and the atmosphere in Malyr and Haligovnian boardrooms is turning more gay. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Malyr and Haligovnia's national animal is the wolf, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Malyr and Haligovnia is ranked 75,076^th in the world and 765^th in Europe for Safest, scoring 92.94 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.