The State of Mellanorr is a colossal, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, democratic population of 9.22 billion Mellanorrians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The tiny, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6.9%.

The strong Mellanorrian economy, worth 482 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is fairly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Furniture Restoration, and Trout Farming. Average income is 52,380 betales, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 168,311 per year while the poor average 12,352, a ratio of 13.6 to 1.

Employers may fire workers without giving any reason, literature classes frequently go on field trips to rock concerts, voting is voluntary, and the alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit. Crime, especially youth-related, is a problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Mellanorr's national animal is the deer, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Mellanorr is ranked 70,116^th in the world and 4^th in Hudson Bay for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 48,765.97 Standard Monetary Units.