The Queen's State of Metten is a gargantuan, efficient nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, complete lack of prisons, and complete lack of public education. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 34.281 billion Mettenians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, is solely concerned with Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.2%.

The powerhouse Mettenian economy, worth a remarkable 1,759 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is quite specialized and led by the Gambling industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Uranium Mining, and Book Publishing. Average income is 51,326 betales, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 348,957 per year while the poor average 2,757, a ratio of 126 to 1.

The automotive industry soaks up huge government handouts, young children are regularly seen wagering pocket money at blackjack tables, the government is avowedly atheist, and the death penalty has been reintroduced. Crime is a major problem, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Metten's national animal is the deer, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Metten is ranked 230,369^th in the world and 7^th in Republic of Korea for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 15.81 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.