The Endless Highway Protector of Malyr is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Speed Limit Sign with a fair hand, and notable for its frequent executions, compulsory military service, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 3.517 billion Malyrians 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, Healthcare, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Stack Interchange. The average income tax rate is 12.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Malyrian economy, worth 293 trillion tumbleweeds a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Gambling. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 83,582 tumbleweeds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Gun ownership is compulsory, the deaf are perplexed when the weather report tells them that the wind will be "bringing some rain along the Nazi ghosts", those found guilty of illicit affairs are jailed, and research into 'designer babies' is banned. Crime is totally unknown. Malyr's national animal is the eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Highwayism.

Malyr is ranked 264,463^rd in the world and 18^th in Endless Highway for Nicest Citizens, with 7.52 average smiles per day.