The Magic and the Mystery of Merconitonitopia is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Montebad II with an even hand, and remarkable for its fear of technology, rampant corporate plagiarism, and compulsory gun ownership. The hard-nosed, democratic, humorless, devout population of 16.888 billion Mirkonites are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded morass — is primarily concerned with Defense, with Environment, Spirituality, and Healthcare also on the agenda. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bahmedag. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Mirkonite economy, worth a remarkable 7,633 trillion theirs a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, highly specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. State-owned companies are the norm. Average income is an amazing 451,987 theirs, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Election results are often delayed for weeks to count the expat votes, cane fights are a common sight in nursing homes, brazen mayors claim official expenses to pay for their drug habits, and children entertain themselves by throwing rocks through the windows of world-class museums. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Merconitonitopia's national animal is the dove, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Merconitonitopia is ranked 230,867^th in the world and 9,261^st in The North Pacific for Greatest Rich-Poor Divides, with 1.13 Rich To Poor Income Ratio.