The Colony of Magentus is a small, socially progressive nation, notable for its state-planned economy, hatred of cheese, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 40 million Magentusians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 68.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Magentusian economy, worth 1.43 trillion New Veronian Shillings a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is mostly made up of the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Automobile Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Average income is 35,808 New Veronian Shillings, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The comic book series 'Leader and the Villainous Corporate Cronies' is a best-seller, the nationalised Arms Manufacturing Industry is not interested in making weapons, racial and religious segregation has become rife as the various groups are loath to mingle, and in life full of care there is no time to stop and stare. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Magentus's national animal is the Grey Wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Magentus is ranked 87,740^th in the world and 264^th in Concord for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 1,104.73 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.