The Republic of The Mishar People is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Joseph Helmfried with a fair hand, and renowned for its otherworldly petting zoo, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 3.504 billion Misharians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, corrupt, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Praling. The average income tax rate is 61.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Misharian economy, worth 495 trillion Mishar francs a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 141,345 Mishar francs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Vast amounts of energy are expended moving water to hilltop lakes, the official Misharian Phrase Book weighs as much as a small child, creating cardboard imitations of missiles is a new top-secret military project, and a faint smell of body odour can be detected at several miles' distance from the National Science Park. Crime is totally unknown. The Mishar People's national animal is the Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Secularism.

The Mishar People is ranked 122,385^th in the world and 585^th in Europe for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring 1,623.79 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.