The State of Mellasur is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by the Governor with a fair hand, and renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, democratic population of 9.256 billion Mellasurians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The tiny, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Westminster. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 7.1%.

The very strong Mellasurian economy, worth 481 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Automobile Manufacturing, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 52,067 betales, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 150,791 per year while the poor average 14,247, a ratio of 10.6 to 1.

Scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, organ donation is compulsory, Mellasur has designated Westminster as its capital city, and The Governor has just been declared ruler of Mellasur in an international press conference. Crime is a problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Mellasur's national animal is the deer, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Mellasur is ranked 12,214^th in the world and 8^th in the Channel Islands for Lowest Crime Rates, with 49.76 law-abiding acts per hour.