The Midaic Republic of Midand is a titanic, cultured nation, ruled by Midaic Chairman Axel Vodden with an even hand, and renowned for its sprawling nuclear power plants, keen interest in outer space, and national health service. The compassionate, humorless population of 19.176 billion Midandians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The large, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Midandia. The average income tax rate is 98.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Midandian economy, worth a remarkable 3,998 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 208,513 Midoes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Lobotomies haven't been the same after the practice was severed, diplomats agree to the terms and conditions of peace treaties without reading them, the numbers on the latest spending report are reaching stellar levels, and you can touch grass without leaving your computer. 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 305,203^rd in the world and 4,183^rd in the South Pacific for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 16.61 on the Bus Surprisal Index.