The Free Land of Madeleine is a mammoth, safe nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, irreverence towards religion, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 7.392 billion Madeleineans 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 medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 26.3%.

The powerhouse Madeleinean economy, worth 403 trillion florins a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Book Publishing, and Soda Sales. Average income is 54,566 florins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.3 times as much as the poorest.

Madeleineans suffer not the eggplant emoji to live, school lunches are made with hypo-allergenic wood pulp, a major religion has been named as Madeleine's national religion, and Calvinball players are lost for days as they wander the vast halls of their new academies. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Madeleine's national animal is the cow, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Madeleine is ranked 170,417^th in the world and 35^th in Serenity for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 26.29 Effective Tax Rate.