The Republic of Melenavenia is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Prime Minister Lola Kulai with a fair hand, and remarkable for its daily referendums, aversion to nipples, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic population of 5.655 billion Melenavenians 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 enormous, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of District of Patricia. The average income tax rate is 96.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Melenavenian economy, worth 859 trillion MDS a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 151,942 MDS, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Ice-filled coffins are ominously positioned in the corner of every hospital ward, handling people's data is proving an immersive experience, the entire entry for Melenavenia in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the World reads 'mostly harmless', and producers insist that movie stars wear crash helmets in every scene. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Melenavenia's national animal is the polar bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Melenavenia is ranked 11,265^th in the world and 22^nd in Refugia for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 372.36 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.