The Incorporated States of Midistan is a very large, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its rampant corporate plagiarism, complete absence of social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, democratic, devout population of 308 million Midis 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 juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 11.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Midistanian economy, worth 20.5 trillion Flingles a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Basket Weaving, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 66,620 Flingles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

When electric cars arrived nobody heard them coming, a historic rise in the minimum wage has crushed the economy with inflation, artists are pillars of society, and there is something rotten in the state of Midistan. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Midistan's national animal is the Mouse, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Midistan is ranked 193,222^nd in the world and 1^st in Grand Midistan for Fattest Citizens, with 9.46 Obesity Rate.