The People's Republic of Meskland is a very large, safe nation, renowned for its daily referendums, irreverence towards religion, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate population of 382 million Mesklandians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lafollette. The average income tax rate is 90.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Mesklandian economy, worth 30.8 trillion Grens a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Furniture Restoration, and Tourism. Average income is 80,561 Grens, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

No-one can foil the ambitions of Big Aluminium, being impolite in public is punishable by heavy fines, elementary school students are required to master Bach's Chaconne in D before graduation, and the people elect the Supreme Court justices directly. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Meskland's national animal is the Gull, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Meskland is ranked 56,029^th in the world and 240^th in The Leftist Assembly for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 4,903.69 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.