The Other Side of the Border of Mesmerize is a gargantuan, safe nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape. The hard-working, democratic population of 10.83 billion Mesmerizeans enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small, outspoken government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Administration, Education, and Law & Order are also considered important, while International Aid and Spirituality aren't funded at all. The average income tax rate is 17.3%.

The strong Mesmerizean economy, worth 492 trillion awfwefwefs a year, is led by the Soda Sales industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Woodchip Exports, and Information Technology. Average income is 45,509 awfwefwefs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.9 times as much as the poorest.

Rural communities are all but disenfranchised as politicians focus all their attention on winning the deciding urban votes, many marriages go virtually unconsummated, the number of students attending university has reached a record high, and one tree's worth of paperwork accompanies each imported log of timber. Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Mesmerize's national animal is the wefwefw, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Mesmerize is ranked 208,624^th in the world and 8,852^nd in Lazarus for Most Corrupt Governments, with 1.06 kickbacks per hour.