The Republic of Messier 54 is a colossal, safe nation, notable for its burgeoning wolf population. The quiet, industrious population of 3.074 billion Messier 54ians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The medium-sized, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 26.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Messier 54ian economy, worth 78.9 trillion deniers a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Tourism, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 25,668 deniers, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Messier 54's national animal is the wolf, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Messier 54 is ranked 104,359^th in the world and 2^nd in Lepidolite for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring 1,885.74 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.