The Republic of Melenchonia is a massive, efficient nation, remarkable for its irreverence towards religion, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.444 billion Melenchonians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 59.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Melenchonian economy, worth 131 trillion Francs a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Information Technology, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 90,758 Francs, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Maximum security fish farms leave caged salmon pining for the fjords, the average video game can be completed over lunch break, the wreckages of bombed planes that litter Melenchonia are highly popular tourist destinations, and mantis shrimp studies is academia's fastest-growing field. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Melenchonia's national animal is the Jean-Luc Melenchon, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Melenchonia is ranked 25,404^th in the world and 305^th in The Communist Bloc for Highest Poor Incomes, with 81,828.5 Standard Monetary Units.