The Union of Maligard is a mammoth, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Richard Janos with an even hand, and notable for its ubiquitous missile silos, flagrant waste-dumping, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 9.556 billion Maligardians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized, corrupt, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Alexandria. The average income tax rate is 86.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Maligardian economy, worth a remarkable 2,038 trillion Crypsars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is an amazing 213,343 Crypsars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

High food prices have reduced the national diet to staple foods and water, all statues and paintings of dogs are being destroyed to avoid offending cat-lovers, from the highest mountain to the deepest cave - one can always count on finding a good cell signal in Maligard, and trying to toast marshmallows in an electric fireplace just isn't the same. Crime is totally unknown. Maligard's national animal is the Phoenix, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Nordic Pantheon.

Maligard is ranked 2,656^th in the world and 134^th in Balder for Most Rebellious Youth, scoring 33 on the Stark-Dean Displacement Index.