The Midaic Republic of Midand is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by Midaic Chairman Axel Vodden with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, keen interest in outer space, and aversion to nipples. The compassionate, humorless population of 19.756 billion Midandians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The large, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Midandia. The average income tax rate is 98.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Midandian economy, worth a remarkable 4,250 trillion Midoes a year, is quite specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 215,129 Midoes, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Little League matches are often attended by riot police with water cannon... just in case, finders keepers is the law of the land, asking 'does my bum look big in this?' leads to 30 hours of self-esteem classes, and the number of eyes rolled per maths lesson is increasing exponentially. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Midand's national animal is the dog, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Midand is ranked 3,444^th in the world and 63^rd in the South Pacific for Highest Poor Incomes, with 186,231.77 Standard Monetary Units.