The Sultanate of Menesse is a mid-sized, genial nation, notable for its museums and concert halls, compulsory military service, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, devout population of 62 million Menesseans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 56.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Menessean economy, worth 2.48 trillion lire a year, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 39,977 lire, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Pretending to be prejudiced is a good way to get out of jury duty, dog owners proudly declare that their pups can predict when the mailman will arrive, the Grinder at Fat Sal's Deli and Recycling Center is a national institution, and Menesseans are regularly fired for looking at MyFace during their lunch breaks. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Menesse's national animal is the leopard, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Menesse is ranked 151,636^th in the world and 6^th in Clio for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 1,793.23 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.